Articles by Date : May 01 2002 - May 31 2002

Tax credit extended to disabled children
Learning difficulties charity Mencap has welcomed the extension of the eligibility of the child care tax credit to parents of disabled children,.... more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Making amends
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places a statutory duty on councils to eliminate discrimination, but not all of them are ready. more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Coroner criticises loopholes in law
The government has been attacked over loopholes in the Mental Health Act 1983 that allowed a mentally ill man to walk out of a hospital to his.... more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Things have got better
The occupational therapy department in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has two aims of great interest to me: to enable a person to.... more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Government consults on measuring tools
Proposals to change the measure of child poverty have been announced by the government after it failed to fulfil its pledge to reduce the figure by.... more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. more
(02 May 2002 09:57)

Child protection must become business of health, inquiry told
Health professionals do not see child protection as their business and regard their role as helping social services to sort it out, the final.... more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Readers reject 'bed blocking' fine
The government's plan to fine local authorities for hospital "bed-blocking" has been rejected by 83 per cent of visitors to Community Care's.... more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Legacy of abuse
Caring for young children who behave sexually towards other children and adults is among the toughest tasks faced by foster carers and other.... more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Care standards must be flexible
Turning Point chief executive Victor Adebowale pinpoints weaknesses in the new care standards. more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Politics
Help the Aged’s Mervyn Kohler asks if the newly-launched Pension Service can deliver the government’s older people strategy. more
(02 May 2002 00:00)

Councils face star rating tests
Failure to meet minimum performance levels for 11 key performance indicators will automatically prevent councils from being judged as providing a.... more
(01 May 2002 16:26)

Mental health and substance misuse services should be delivered together
Services for people suffering from a mental illness and substance misuse problems should be delivered within mental health services, according to a.... more
(01 May 2002 17:09)

Care homes must maintain staff levels
Existing care homes for both older people and younger adults must not reduce the staffing levels that were in place at the end of March over the.... more
(01 May 2002 17:11)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom, Reg McKay and Alex Dobson. more
(01 May 2002 10:13)