Articles by Date : May 01 2007 - May 31 2007

Minister: We're struggling with Valuing People goals
Mencap chief Congdon welcomes pledge to draw up white paper "refresher" document more
(03 May 2007 10:12)

Rosie Winterton reinstates Mental Health Bill plan to scrap therapeutic treatment test
Health minister Rosie Winterton and fellow Labour MPs have reinstated provisions into the Mental Health Bill allowing patients to be sectioned for.... more
(03 May 2007 10:01)

Teenage mothers to get NHS ‘minders’ until babies turn two
Click on the above headline for more social care news from the national newspapers. more
(03 May 2007 09:50)

Caring Choices raises profile of long-term care funding
A coalition has been set up to raise public awareness of the issues around funding care. Helen McCormack investigates the opinions of experts about.... more
(03 May 2007 09:36)

Editorial Comment: Acclaim marks sea change
Social workers have been given a massive vote of confidence this week through our survey of 1,000 members of the public, sponsored by the GSCC. more
(03 May 2007 09:32)

Chronic illness tops people's list of fears for the future
The public is more worried about chronic illness and disability than anything else, including terrorist attack and climate change. more
(03 May 2007 08:56)

Social workers win public backing in GSCC and BASW poll
Community Care's exclusive survey reveals that social workers have the public's backing after all. Lauren Revans pores over the findings more
(03 May 2007 08:43)

Impact of Al Aynsley-Green as children's commissioner questioned
In 2005 a children's commissioner was appointed in England to act for children. Two years on, social workers are questioning the limited scope of his.... more
(03 May 2007 08:38)

Employers hinder measures to help disabled people into jobs
Measures to help disabled people into work are beinghindered by employers' attitudes and a lack of confidence among those wanting to work, finds.... more
(03 May 2007 08:30)

Public back social workers
Ninety-three per cent of a 1,000 public polled think the contribution of social workers in the community is very or fairly important. more
(03 May 2007 07:28)

Social worker prevails in case for double amputee's independence
The medics were convinced that residential care was the only option for a double amputee. But hospital social worker Kevin Mitchell felt differently..... more
(03 May 2007 00:43)

Public boost for social work profession
Exclusive research commissioned by Community Care has revealed widespread support for social workers among the general public. more
(02 May 2007 16:31)

Older and disabled people hone online self-assessment skills
Online self-assessment of needs by older and disabled people is being piloted in Kingston, London, to help maintain their independence. By Josephine.... more
(03 May 2007 00:24)

Theatre review: The Wonderful World of Dissocia
Mark Drinkwater hails an entertaining, surreal but sensitive depiction of a woman's deteriorating mental health more
(03 May 2007 00:17)

John Hanlon takes up post as first independent care examiner
Benefits claimants have a new champion who will investigate their complaints about the service they receive, says Gary Vaux more
(03 May 2007 00:06)

Career Clinic
Q: My manager wants me to attend a "performance management" meeting with her and HR. I want to take my solicitor but they won't agree to it. What are.... more
(03 May 2007 00:57)

Lifestyle Guru: Top tips for winding down
Lynne Franks on why staff need to develop relaxation techniques at work more
(03 May 2007 00:51)

Teenage boy in care rages after family split
A teenage boy at a children's home reacts violently after hearing about plans for his sisters' care. Our multi-disciplinary team - this week from.... more
(03 May 2007 00:32)

Scottish parliament elections: Children’s charities welcome parties’ focus on supporting not punishing families
A coalition of Scottish children’s charities, including Children 1st and Children in Scotland, has welcomed the focus on family support as opposed to.... more
(02 May 2007 15:25)

Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board creates training framework
Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board has moved to ensure that staff working at district and county council level are being trained to the same.... more
(03 May 2007 00:20)

Thousands of child carers excluded from government statistics
How can services reach the thousands of children who care for family members but are excluded from official statistics, asks Sally Anfilogoff more
(03 May 2007 00:03)

On the move
This weeks people moves more
(03 May 2007 00:46)

Diary
A lighter take on the working week. A manager of mental health services writes more
(03 May 2007 10:42)

MPs slam legal aid reform threat to services for vulnerable children and families
Government family legal aid reforms would reduce vulnerable children and families’ access to justice, MPs warned yesterday in a highly critical.... more
(02 May 2007 13:04)

Social workers must consider domestic violence when supporting “problem” families, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services head warns
Social workers providing intensive family support under the government’s Respect agenda must consider the possibility of domestic violence when.... more
(02 May 2007 12:53)

David Behan says social care is rising up political agenda
Social care is going up the political agenda, according to Department of Health director general of social care David Behan. more
(02 May 2007 12:43)

Independent living: Don't crack open the champagne yet
Don't crack open the champagne yet: the reality of independent living is still not a cause for celebration, writes Simon Stevens more
(03 May 2007 00:17)

Opinion: Reclaim your gazing-into-space moments in the workplace
It's time to reclaim your time in the workplace because everyone needs some gazing-into-space moments, writes Nigel Leaney more
(03 May 2007 00:14)

Out-of-hours target skews resources in some areas
A target to set up out-of-hours child and adolescent mental health services nationally has led to resources being diverted from other parts of the.... more
(03 May 2007 00:44)

Alzheimer's Society takes drugs storm to High Court
Campaigners have submitted evidence to the High Court challenging a decision to restrict access to dementia drugs on the NHS ahead of a judicial.... more
(03 May 2007 00:31)

Opinion: Prison can be the answer
The best way to deal with criminal and anti-social behaviour in young people is to lock them up. more
(03 May 2007 00:25)

Ambition on curriculum at staff's new skills academy
A skills academy to develop social care leadership, management and commissioning is to be set up, care services minister Ivan Lewis announced last.... more
(03 May 2007 00:29)

'I can't cope' wrote boy, 14, who died in custody
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(02 May 2007 09:37)

Local Government Association recruits top civil servant Anne McDonald to lead campaign on adults’ services
Council chiefs have recruited a top Department of Health civil servant to spearhead their efforts to secure more investment for adult social care. more
(01 May 2007 15:31)

Mental health tsar Louis Appleby says services are better under Labour
Mental health services in England have seen a massive increase in funding, staffing and community treatment since 1999, according to a government.... more
(01 May 2007 14:55)

Changing times: an interview with Kiranjit Ahluwalia about domestic violence
Kiranjit Ahluwalia was once sent to prison for murder, after she killed her abusive husband. Earlier this month she sat in a packed cinema in.... more
(01 May 2007 12:04)

Legal aid reforms ‘would limit access to justice for the needy’
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(01 May 2007 09:43)

Developing a Quality Framework for Practice Learning
The Practice Learning Taskforce identified in its final report in March 2006, that there was a ‘lack of any single nationally adopted set of.... more
(01 May 2007 09:19)

Care for young women good, but strip-searching 'inappropriate' at Cookham Wood YOI girls' unit, inspection finds
Young women are subjected to “inappropriate” routine strip-searching at Cookham Wood young offender institution’s new dedicated girls' unit, an.... more
(01 May 2007 08:27)

Scheme to 'stamp out' gender discrimination published by the Commission for Social Care Inspection
A scheme to help councils protect staff social care staff from harassment or discrimination because of their gender has been published by the.... more
(01 May 2007 00:01)

Scotland’s political parties must not ignore housing crisis, charities warn
A coalition of 19 charities, trade unions, church and business groups has formed to demand that housing be placed at the heart of the Scottish.... more
(01 May 2007 00:01)