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Fewer families than anticipated participate in On Track services
A government scheme aimed at children and families at risk of offending and antisocial behaviour has achieved “lower than expected” levels of.... more
(30 May 2006 00:00)
Recipients of Section 64 grants finally revealed
The Department of Health has finally revealed which charities have been successful in this year’s section 64 funding applications, almost six months.... more
(30 May 2006 00:00)
Call for cut in jail population
Call for cut in jail population
Drug users are deliberately committing offences to gain access to treatment for addictions, the most senior judge in.... more
(30 May 2006 00:00)
New guidance for care homes on end of life care
Care home managers are to be targeted with new guidance detailing how to improve end of life care for residents. more
(29 May 2006 00:00)
Sex List Rap For Bum Pat
You couldn’t make it up. Sex List Rap For Bum Pat, says the Daily Mirror. more
(16 May 2006 12:03)
Cardiff University to study adolescent depression
Adolescent depression may be identified and treated earlier if the aims of a new £1 million research project are successful. more
(26 May 2006 00:00)
Welsh social services chief inspector moves on
The Welsh chief inspector of social services is leaving his post to fill the position of head of the NHS' Mid and West Wales regional office. more
(26 May 2006 00:00)
Extra funding urged for Local Safeguarding Children Boards
Children’s services leaders have called for extra funding for councils’ local safeguarding children boards after a quarter of those responding to an.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Domestic violence guidance published
New guidance on protecting children affected by domestic violence is published today. more
(24 May 2006 00:00)
Drugs consumption rooms: special report
Drug consumption rooms - aimed at reducing fatal overdoses and taking users off the streets - were proposed this week in a new report and instantly.... more
(26 May 2006 14:27)
Confusion over independent adoption support social workers: special report
Susan* has been a qualified social worker for 35 years, the last 12 as an independent specialising primarily in adoption support, and is clearly the.... more
(25 May 2006 13:40)
Spiralling safeguarding children board costs worry local authorities
Children’s services leaders have called for extra funding for councils’ local safeguarding children boards after a quarter of those responding to a.... more
(26 May 2006 13:59)
Palliative care needs further funding to meet cultural needs
More funding is needed in palliative care services to ensure they are meeting the cultural needs of older ethnic minority people, a new report has.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Regulate and decimate
When you've just bought a sandwich from Tesco, you're unlikely to go out and buy the same flavour from Sainsbury's. more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Human touch is missing
There are some demanding targets in Tony Blair's published brief for new social exclusion minister Hilary Armstrong. more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Confusion over new rules could lead to crisis in adoption support
Many independent social workers in England could leave adoption support work if the government and inspectors do not end confusion over regulations.
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(25 May 2006 00:00)
Agencies to probe worker's murder
Investigations are to be launched following the murder of a mental health charity worker in Newcastle.
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(25 May 2006 00:00)
Prevention cash fails to dent demand
Investment in adult mental health services increased by 3 per cent last year but the extra resources for new community teams have not yet reduced the.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
More checks on overseas staff
People from overseas who want to work with children and vulnerable adults in the UK will face stricter vetting under plans published by the Criminal.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
MPs bid for welfare duties on schools
Schools would be required to ensure that the educational welfare of looked-after children is safeguarded and promoted, under an amendment to the.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Carers at home and at work
What is it like to be a social care worker by profession, and a carer after working hours? Anabel Unity Sale talked to three professionals to find.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
The Big Question
Should talking therapies be the future for mental health services? more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Scots worry over post-order contact
Scotland's two largest councils say plans to strengthen contact arrangements for birth families of looked-after children could undermine prospective.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Union warns Brown of Remploy closures
Disabled people are being put under unnecessary stress by a government review of factories where they work, a union has claimed. The Transport and.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
High thresholds for referral to criminal justice system are key to cutting offending
The offending rate of looked-after children varies widely from area to area. Helen McCormack finds out why more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Funding hint in minister's brief funding hint
Tony Blair's brief for the government's new social exclusion minister could signal more funding for looked-after children in next year's.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Spiralling safeguarding children board costs worry local authorities
Children's services leaders have called for extra funding for councils' local safeguarding children boards after a quarter of those responding to a.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Minister is warned over public access
Family court chiefs have warned the government not to admit the public into hearings, after family justice minister Harriet Harman promised this week.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
New standards for guardians on table
Family court practitioners would be appraised against standards calling on them to intervene earlier and more efficiently in cases, under new.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Frontlines: What makes a good manager
Even in social care there are managers who cling to authority and use fear to buttress their position, writes Nigel Leaney more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Welsh clients fail to get health care
Homeless people in Wales experience major difficulties in accessing general health care and specialist substance misuse and mental health services, a.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Bed count 'not a measure of care'
The number of NHS beds has fallen by a third over the past 20 years as a result of improvements in care, including better joint working with social.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
New borders leave partnership strains
Some councils will face challenges in forging partnerships between health and social care following the restructuring of primary care trusts. .... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
If you ask me...Chevalier Denis De'Travernent
Chevalier Denis De'Travernent uses a wheelchair and used to be a top sports physiotherapist more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Boarding passes at the ready
Few looked-after children attend boarding schools, but those who do attain some sparkling exam results and at lower cost compared with their.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Ethnic minority group pulls out from race assessment over tight timescale
The national body for mental health professionals and service users from ethnic minorities has pulled out of government events designed to test the.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Mental health needs 'scare' prison staff
Young offenders who have personality disorders are being excluded from services because prison staff are "scared of them", a senior civil servant.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Give me my friends over money any time
A gale of fresh air blew out of my television and nearly knocked me over. I was busy fending off the desire to scream as I ploughed through my.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Open Forum
Building social capital is crucial if we are to address the effects of socio-economic disadvantage, writes Lee Clark more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Community work orders failing to punish offenders
Criminals ordered by the courts to work in the community are often going unpunished because there are too few staff to supervise them, according to a.... more
(26 May 2006 09:44)
Now is the time for talking
Doncaster and Newham may be about to prove that cognitive behavioural therapy could help people with mental health problems back to work. Simeon.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Who could i turn to?
This Life: Support proved elusive when Anne Davis was told of the sexual abuse her daughter had suffered as a child
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(25 May 2006 00:00)
The Simon Heng Column
Last week, at Community Care Live, I was involved in a discussion with a policy maker from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and a local.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Johnston wants end to fit-to-work rules
British Association of Social Workers chief executive Ian Johnston wants to use his position on an inquiry into fitness-to-practise regulations to.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
'Flagship policy is in disarray'
David Crawford, the new head of Scotland's social work directors' body, tells Derren Hayes that free personal care and child protection are key.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)
Number of social workers increase
The numbers of social workers in local authorities are growing in the UK and they are becoming better qualified. more
(26 May 2006 08:15)
Northern Ireland
There were 49,303 posts in the health and personal social services boards in Northern Ireland in March 2005, which is an increase of nearly a.... more
(26 May 2006 08:12)
Wales
In Wales there were 19,831 (WTE) social services staff in March 2005, which was 2.3 per cent up on September 2004. more
(26 May 2006 08:10)
Scotland
There were 42,953 staff (WTE) in social work departments in Scotland at October 2005. more
(26 May 2006 08:09)
Do I need extra training to work in children's services? MORE...
