Articles by Date : May 01 2005 - May 31 2005

If you ask me...
Jessica Osborne is a young carer and is supported by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Voluntary sector ponders green paper fault lines
Determined to expand adult services, empower users and focus on prevention, the government cannot succeed without involving the voluntary sector..... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

The Big Question
Is it ever right for the private sector to help run local authority children's services? more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Book Review: Child and Adolescent mental health services
Child and adolescent mental health services are currently undergoing a significant reconfiguration. This book will prove invaluable to those involved.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

'Plot to drown girl' thought to be witch
An aunt put her 10-year-old niece into a laundry bag to drown her after becoming convinced the girl was a witch, the Old Bailey was told this.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Morris sets sights on cultural change to lift status of children's workforce
Former education secretary Estelle Morris this week signalled her aim to raise the status of the children's workforce. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Council investigates school teacher rape
A London council's area child protection committee is investigating the circumstances surrounding the rape of a school teacher by a 15-year-old.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Dance Review
Fresh from well-received performances at the Tate Modern, the independent Corali Dance Company, which has performed in and around south London for 15.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Call to add personal budgets to ratings
Call to add personal budgets to ratings Individualised budgets for disabled people should be made part of the star ratings system, disability.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Children's database setback as trailblazer progress remains slow
Less than six months before the government is due to take decisions on setting up a children's database, three of the eleven information sharing and.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Fostering Frustrations
The desperate situation resulting from a national shortfall of 10,000 foster carers is making its mark. A survey by Fostering Network reveals that.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Charity doubts day services' quality
Many day services for homeless people have been developed on the basis of questionable assumptions, according to a report. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

How to make records
When it comes to social care, the record business is not exactly glamorous, writes Graham Hopkins. For many workers, making a record comes a long.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Care for your career
Job File: director of workforce development more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Uneasy welcome
The new Mental Health Act has been delayed in scotland by the fear that the country's facilities may not be up to the job. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

NHS consultation accused of age bias
Older people's charities have attacked proposed guidance for the NHS that says age discrimination in deciding treatment could be justifiable in some.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

ON THE MOVE
Hampshire Council has appointed REA MATTOCKS as director of adult social services. She joins from Merton Council in London, where she is director.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Unhealthy practices
Many statutory sector staff enjoy better sick leave conditions than private sector employees, which has contributed to higher sickness rates. But.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Social care sector has high hopes for new children's minister Hughes
Beverley Hughes has been broadly welcomed as the new children's minister but has been warned she must listen to the social care sector. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Pressure on for reform
The new gallery of ministerial faces in charge of the various government departments with an interest in social care does nothing to suggest that.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

A man for a ruck
The rugby-loving new chief of Scottish social work directors tells Derren Hayes that he has high hopes for the 21st Century Review of Scottish social.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Pstcode punishment
Evidence is emerging that the issuing of antisocial behaviour orders bears little relation to the pattern of low-level crime in the UK. Mark Hunter.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Voters split over plan to help council
Just under half of visitors to Community Care's website thought the decision to bring in the private sector to help North East Lincolnshire Council.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Ageing population will doom strategy
The expected explosion in the number of older people will doom government attempts to cut demand for residential care by investing in prevention, it.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Shock to the system
Derren Hayes looks at where the expert review of social work in Scotland is going. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Churches face new paedophile risk
Children attending church are at increasing risk from paedophiles converting to Christianity, a child protection charity warned this week. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Simon Heng Column
Many people still expect to be told what to do by health professionals. They still see the NHS as a seamless, if monolithic, service provider. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Loan with a mean streak
Poorly administered and fundamentally unfair, the Social Fund is not making much of a contribution to poverty targets. So why doesn't the government.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

A danger to everyone
What will it take for my social worker to recognise my adopted son's violence, asks Christina Wood. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Book Review: What works in building resilience?
Small enough to fit into your bag to read on the bus to work, this book is also stimulating enough to make you miss your stop, writes Joanna.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Research Review: Improving behaviour through therapeutic approaches
This is a fascinating piece of research conducted within Learning Support Units (LSUs) in Nottingham, between September 2002 and April 2004, writes.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

New qualification for centre leaders
The first professional qualification for leaders and deputy leaders of children's centres is to be introduced nationally. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

More paper tiger than watchdog
Set up to protect service users from abuse, the CSCI needs rescuing from its own bureaucracy, says Chris Brown. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Thursday 12th May
Care poor for critically ill Travellers on stud more
(12 May 2005 11:17)

Voluntary sector in Scotland losing out to councils on pay
Scottish charities are taking on a greater role in social care but are finding it tough to compete with the statutory sector for staff, writes Derren.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Scots social workers boxed in by too much form-filling, says review head
The chair of the 21st Century Review of Social Work in Scotland has said excessive paperwork is restricting the autonomy of front-line social.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Unions return fire over sick leave jibe
Trade unions have accused business leaders of anti-public sector bias for criticising sick leave levels in statutory bodies. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Labour's chance to redeem itself
In its third term, Labour must finally find the courage to champion social justice, writes Yvonne Roberts. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Direct debacle
Social workers have pulled the rug from under the direct payments scheme. are their concerns justified or do they have ulterior motives? more
(12 May 2005 00:00)

Hierarchies should not hinder child protection investigations
Staff hierarchies must not stop child protection concerns from being dealt with, delegates at a child protection in schools conference in London.... more
(11 May 2005 14:28)

Wednesday 11 May 2005
Orphan breaks down in tears giving evidence Paul Burstow could be moved in Lib Dem reshuffle more
(11 May 2005 09:42)

Sector welcomes Hewitt's appointment
Social care will be made a higher priority by Patricia Hewitt, the new secretary of state for health, than it was under John Reid, leading figures in.... more
(10 May 2005 18:06)

Howard announces changes to shadow cabinet
David Cameron has become the new shadow secretary for education and skills in changes made by Michael Howard to his shadow cabinet, writes Clare.... more
(10 May 2005 17:21)

Hughes replaces Hodge as minister for children
Beverley Hughes has replaced Margaret Hodge as minister for children it emerged yesterday as Tony Blair unveiled his re-shuffled ministerial team, .... more
(10 May 2005 10:23)

Morris appointed chair of the children's workforce development council
Former education secretary Estelle Morris has been appointed chair of the Children’s Workforce Development Council, writes Mithran Samuel . more
(10 May 2005 15:14)

Blunkett returns to the Cabinet
David Blunkett has returned to the cabinet as secretary of state for the Department of Work and Pensions, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(09 May 2005 11:07)

Networking raises childminders’ game
The development of approved childminding networks has raised the status and profile of the job, new research has found. more
(10 May 2005 07:43)

New children’s minister appointed in government reshuffle
The former Home Office minister who resigned last April amid claims she misled the House of Commons over immigration controls has been appointed as.... more
(10 May 2005 07:55)

Campaigners set out wish list for Labour’s third term
The fight to end child poverty must be at the heart of the political agenda for Labour’s historic third term, children’s charities insisted this week. more
(10 May 2005 07:53)

Schools encouraged to take inclusive approach to HIV
Schools should include HIV issues in their general policies so that HIV is treated in the same way as other medical conditions, campaigners have.... more
(10 May 2005 07:46)