Articles by Date : May 01 2002 - May 31 2002

Accommodation sites announced
The government announced this week the first sites for its accommodation centres for asylum seekers. more
(16 May 2002 12:48)

Minister to focus on Lancashire homes
Health minister Jacqui Smith has told MPs that the Social Services Inspectorate is taking a "very close interest" in developments in Lancashire,.... more
(16 May 2002 12:49)

Mencap backs doctor's guidance on treatment but wants safeguards
Learning difficulties charity Mencap has welcomed the General Medical Council's proposed guidelines for doctors about withholding or withdrawing a.... more
(16 May 2002 12:50)

Funding shortage impedes health and social care policy, says report
Integrating social services and health and protecting users from poor quality care could be impeded by shortages of funds for social care, the.... more
(16 May 2002 12:52)

An alternative road to justice
Young offenders' welfare has to be addressed if rates of re-offending are to be reduced, writes Nacro's Keith Towler. more
(16 May 2002 13:43)

Social Work and Dementia - Good Practice and Care Management
By Margaret Anne Tibbs. Jessica Kingsley Publishing £13. more
(16 May 2002 13:49)

Holding On, Letting Go
By John Drury, Lynne Hutchinson and Jon Wright. Souvenir Press £9. more
(16 May 2002 13:46)

Social worker is new Unison chief
A former social worker has been appointed as Unison's national secretary for local government. Heather Wakefield will replace Malcolm Wing after.... more
(16 May 2002 11:50)

Front-line police can negotiate on orders
The consultation process over anti-social behaviour orders does not have to include a senior police officer, the high court has ruled. more
(16 May 2002 11:51)

Schools should help prevent child abuse
Schools could be given a statutory responsibility for dealing with cases of suspected child abuse. more
(16 May 2002 11:53)

Call to end sperm donors' anonymity
The Project Group on Assisted Reproduction is calling on the government to remove the anonymity given to sperm, egg and embryo donors. more
(16 May 2002 11:55)

Directors want revamp of services
The Association of Directors of Social Services is calling for a rethink of the way children's services are commissioned. more
(16 May 2002 11:56)

Singer's award sparks controversy
The children's commissioner for Wales, Peter Clarke, has been asked to investigate the decision to name 16-year-old singer Charlotte Church as.... more
(16 May 2002 11:59)

Cultural barriers stop young Asian runaways from seeking help
Young Asian runaways do not approach social services and the police while they are on the street because they fear they will be misunderstood,.... more
(16 May 2002 12:03)

Sharing premises does not make service delivery any more effective
So called integrated health and social care teams who in reality simply share the same offices are no more effective than traditional.... more
(16 May 2002 12:04)

Unfair penalties for delayed discharges
A leading doctor has criticised the government for threatening to penalise local authorities for delayed discharges from hospitals. more
(16 May 2002 12:06)

Government must learn from local regeneration schemes, says report
Lessons from area-based regeneration initiatives are rarely transferred to mainstream services, a two-year research project published last week.... more
(16 May 2002 12:25)

Number of looked-after children rises
The number of looked-after children at 31 March 2002 was 58,900, an increase of 1 per cent on the previous year, new statistics from the Department.... more
(16 May 2002 12:35)

Man drops legal action over trauma
A man who was seeking £400,000 damages from Hammersmith and Fulham Council has dropped his legal action, the council said in a statement.... more
(16 May 2002 12:37)

We need one for all
Children need a "champion", as Association of Directors of Social Services president Mike Leadbetter put it this week in his evidence to.... more
(16 May 2002 11:31)

Budget blues
The recent Budget appeared to show the government's determination to tackle underfunding in the NHS and social services. more
(16 May 2002 11:34)

There's a better way
The government's strategy for dealing with youth crime is centred on the use of custodial sentences. more
(16 May 2002 11:36)

Backing for older people policies
Eighty-five per cent of visitors to Community Care's website believe 10 years' of community care policies have helped older people. more
(16 May 2002 11:40)

Recruitment drive enters second phase
The government has launched the second phase of its social worker awareness and recruitment campaign. more
(16 May 2002 11:42)

Councillors call for better funded services to cut hospital admissions
Measures to reduce hospital admissions and enable timely discharge from hospital will only be viable if local authority services are.... more
(16 May 2002 11:45)

Identity cards for ill children at school
Schoolchildren with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are being issued with identity cards that allow them to leave lessons when they feel unwell. more
(16 May 2002 11:46)

Regions set for services restructure
Social services will not be included in the proposed regional assemblies, the government said last week. more
(16 May 2002 11:47)

Connexions extended for young people with physical disabilities or learning difficulties
The government's new support service for young people, Connexions, will be extended to people with disabilities or learning difficulties until the.... more
(15 May 2002 10:14)

New guidelines on withdrawing treatment welcomed by learning difficulties charity
Learning difficulties charity Mencap has welcomed the General Medical Council’s new guidelines for doctors on withholding or withdrawing a.... more
(15 May 2002 10:25)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. more
(15 May 2002 09:41)

Doctors` leader criticises delayed discharge fines
A leading doctor has criticised the government for threatening to penalise local authorities for delayed discharges from hospitals. more
(14 May 2002 12:34)

Young Asian runaways do not understand social services
Young Asian runaways do not approach social services and the police while they are on the street because they do not understand them, according to.... more
(15 May 2002 17:22)

Union members in London take strike action
Unison members throughout London took strike action on Tuesday to campaign for higher London weighting payments, writes Clare Jerrom. more
(15 May 2002 13:26)

NHS operations increase as executive fights to cut waiting times
Over 2,100 extra operations have been carried out using spare NHS and private sector capacity in the first quarter of this year, as a result of the.... more
(15 May 2002 17:13)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. more
(16 May 2002 09:54)

Children vote for free school dinners
Most children want universal free school meals according to One Plus, the anti-poverty organisation campaigning on behalf of lone parents. more
(13 May 2002 16:44)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. Mother appeals The woman who was given two life sentences for killing her two babies launched an appeal.... more
(14 May 2002 09:43)

Inspectors criticise Caerphilly for delays in service delivery
A joint review of Caerphilly social services in south Wales warns there has been some improvement in services, but there are still too many delays.... more
(14 May 2002 12:45)

Leadbetter calls for children`s commissioner in England
Directors leader Mike Leadbetter has thrown his weight behind the idea of a children's commissioner for England in oral evidence to the joint.... more
(14 May 2002 15:56)

Government announces new Sure Start projects
The government is investing almost £200 million over the next four years in young children in deprived areas in England by establishing 85 new.... more
(14 May 2002 16:17)

Council defends prison sentence for mother of truants
Oxfordshire council has defended a court's decision to send a mother to prison for the persistent truancy of her two teenage daughters, writes.... more
(14 May 2002 16:34)

New teams must share more than offices
So called 'integrated health and social care teams' which in reality simply share the same offices are no more effective than traditional.... more
(14 May 2002 16:59)

Drugs court hailed as success
Scotland’s first drug court has been hailed a success by ministers following its first six months in operation. more
(14 May 2002 17:39)

news analysis of plan to allow unmarried couples to adopt
Health secretary Alan Milburn publicly placed his cards on the table over his personal support for unmarried couples, including same sex couples,.... more
(13 May 2002 16:12)

Have your say
Have your say on the issue of practice placements once the new social work degree has been introduced There is a shortage of practice teachers, and.... more
(10 May 2002 17:29)

Resources must be `robust` councils tell delayed discharge inquiry
Measures to reduce hospital admissions and enable timely discharge from hospital will only be viable if local authority services are "adequately.... more
(10 May 2002 12:22)

Drug misusers who commit crimes to take priority for services
Drug misusers who commit a crime could 'queue jump' non-offending misusers and access treatment more quickly under the government’s new fast.... more
(10 May 2002 15:26)

Every child must be safe from harm, minister says
Every child has a right to grow up safe from abuse and harm, Cathy Jamieson, education and young people minister, told a Barnardo's conference. more
(10 May 2002 16:02)

Most adult sex offenders have three sexually abusive experiences before 18
More than half of adult sex offenders have had three sexually abusive or inappropriate sexual experiences before the age of 18 years, according to.... more
(10 May 2002 16:15)

Former children`s home head charged with sex offences
The former head of a network of children’s homes has appeared in court in north Wales charged with allegedly sexually abusing young people in.... more
(10 May 2002 16:30)