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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)
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