Articles by Date : May 01 2005 - May 31 2005

Campaigner says right to remain in own home is mark of civilised society
A leading disability rights campaigner called for people to be entitled to live at home instead of in institutionalised care. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Scots residents live in fear of eviction
Campaigners for care home residents in Scotland have warned that residents are too afraid to make complaints because of fears they will be evicted. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Arthurworrey launches appeal
Victoria Climbie's social worker this week began a fight to have her named removed from the Protection of Children Act List. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Children's services rejig could send many voluntary groups to the wall
Small voluntary groups will go "belly up" as the reform of children's services gains pace, it is feared. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Welsh hospitals face bed-blocking crisis as care home places dwindle
A fall in the number of care home places in Welsh cities is pushing up the number of delayed transfers of care from hospital. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Duty fails to reassure
Ofsted chief David Bell talks reassuringly in his interview with us this week about the impact of foundation schools on disadvantaged and vulnerable.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Learning at Work day gives staff chance to broaden skills
Employees will be able to find out about e-learning while employers can challenge the scepticism that dogs workplace learning, writes Derren Hayes. .... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Ofsted head looks to allay school fears
Ofsted's chief inspector of schools has dismissed fears that plans to give primary schools more independence could undermine the government's aim for.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

How to stay motivated
Maintaining motivation is difficult. Anyone who has tried and failed to stick to an exercise regime knows that, writes Nathalie Towner. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

If you ask me...
Michael Wilson is a user of Nacro's Moves education project for kids at risk of exclusion in Telford. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Inquiry 'may miss routine brutality'
The Mubarek inquiry risks overlooking the routine bullying and violence in young offender institutions by concentrating on one extreme incident. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

TV review: I'm Spazticus
Beware the disabled. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Job file
Senior practitioner more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Looked-after young people run higher TB risk as few are vaccinated
Most children in care are not up to date with vaccinations, a professor of public health told delegates. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Mental health services for ethnic minorities held back by lack of user involvement
Service users from ethnic minorities are unlikely to be involved in mental health user-involvement projects because their basic needs are not being.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Mind chief accuses independent projects of hidden commercialism
Some mental health projects are hiding behind their charitable status to conceal the commercial nature of their business, Mind chief executive.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

More abuse survivor groups needed
Hundreds of women with learning difficulties who have been sexually abused lack services, campaigners warned. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Councils freeze out the daily hot meal
Two areas are delivering frozen meals on wheels which older people are expected to heat in a microwave. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

House of horror
For Yasmin Alibhai-Brown the election result and the composition of the new parliament will only leave the vulnerable of this country further prey to.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Who will be the new champions?
Social care's Westminster allies Hilton Dawson and David Hinchliffe have left parliament for new lives away from politics. Anabel Unity Sale finds.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Public told to stop passing buck on health
Individuals should rely less on the state and take more responsibility themselves to improve public health, a social services director said. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Support for Audit Commission stance
Sixty per cent of visitors to Community Care's website say the Court of Appeal was right to back the Audit Commission's rule that no council with a.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Refuges 'turning away' substance misuse women
Victims of domestic violence with substance misuse problems are being turned away from refuges because their needs are seen as too complex, women's.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Students told to move quickly on registration
The General Social Care Council is urging the 4,000 students about to graduate from social work courses to start applying for registration. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

One step at a time
Mike Titterton outlines 10 steps that health and social care workers should take when making key decisions about their clients. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
Organisations are already being set up to help people use direct payments. There is a good chance that we will simply be building another level of.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Social care could learn from private sector about customers, says Byrne
The care services minister has said his private sector background could help social care embrace the idea of the customer. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

I started falling over
People whose medical conditions are rare find services hard to gain, as Alison Booley here testifies. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Website review: www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk
This is not a good-looking or "flash" site, but it does contain an enormous amount of useful information for disabled people who are, or hope to be,.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Training materials: Person-centred active support
This multi-media training resource aims to enhance the support given to people with learning difficulties using person-centred approaches. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

UK drug misuse services spurned
Parents from south Asian communities whose children misuse drugs are more likely to send them back to their country of origin than to obtain.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

At the centre of the community
Day centres should be the focus for a generation, not just somewhere to sit with a nice cup of tea, says Simon Branscomb. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Workers face checks to prove skills are up to date
Spot checks will ensure registered social workers keep up with learning and development from April 2006, the General Social Care Council promised. more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Workforce urged to show confidence over split of adult and child services
Social workers need to be more confident about their professional identity to withstand the challenge of the split between adult and children's.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Legal threat over homeless children
A growing number of local authorities will be threatened with legal action for failing to house children when they leave prison, a leading penal.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Young people trapped in gang culture envisage violent end to lives
Young people in Britain's deprived communities risk being trapped in a "deadly symbiosis" where prison culture increasingly takes hold on the street,.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Macho talk drowns out legislation
The government has failed again to include a youth justice bill in the parliamentary timetable, sparking fears that rhetoric will rule policy.... more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

Choice is stark for many older people
Labour's latest buzzword will have little meaning if we fail to defuse a ticking timebomb more
(26 May 2005 00:00)

The Gate Barely Opens
The UK’s meagre response to a UN scheme to resettle 500 refugees a year is puzzling. Amy Taylo reports on the reluctance of councils to become.... more
(28 May 2005 00:00)

Government fails to get Mairs' name reinstated on Poca List
The government has failed to get a social worker who was fired after Victoria Climbie’s death put back on a list of people considered unsuitable to.... more
(25 May 2005 16:16)

Arthurworrey insists she is suitable to work with children
The social worker at the centre of the Victoria Climbie case has admitted her practice was “poor in the extreme” but claimed she is suitable to work.... more
(25 May 2005 14:38)

Debate on social pedagogues
Should social pedagogues be introduced in children's services in the UK? more
(26 May 2005 09:39)

Thursday 26 May 2005
Teenage pregnancy rates need tackling Asylum seeking child awraded £11,000 more
(26 May 2005 09:17)

Employers should recruit talented people with disabilities
Employers should "redouble their efforts" to recruit talented and skilled disabled people Anne McGuire, the work and pensions minister, said today, .... more
(25 May 2005 17:10)

Public to vote on Lottery grants
The way Lottery money is spent would be decided by the public under government plans, Tessa Jowell said today, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(25 May 2005 17:00)

Arthurworrey's caseload not sufficiently highlighted in report, tribunal told
The failure to find out the details of Lisa Arthurworrey’s caseload represented a “serious hole” in an inquiry into Victoria Climbie’s death, it was.... more
(24 May 2005 14:18)

Book review: "If you don't stick with me, who will?" The challenges and rewards of foster care
Simply a must-read for anyone involved with foster care, writes Geoff Corbishley. more
(19 May 2005 00:00)

Book review: What the standards say about...fostering
The task of the foster carer is not getting any easier. This book clearly explains what is expected of foster carers and what they can expect from.... more
(19 May 2005 00:00)

Book review: Brain Injury and Returning to Employment - A Guide for Practitioners
Although written for practitioners working with people with brain injury, this book provides excellent reading for a wider readership. more
(19 May 2005 00:00)

Increase credit access, says report
Exploitation by money lenders and door-to-door creditors could be curtailed if the government backed a proposal to expand access to financial.... more
(19 May 2005 00:00)