Articles by Date : May 01 2008 - May 31 2008

Practice implications
Link relates to Supporting older people in care homes at night article more
(28 May 2008 14:34)

Priory Grange Potters Bar integrates residents with community
Natalie Valios visits Priory Grange Potters Bar, a specialist nursing home for people with disabilities which dedicates itself to re-integrating.... more
(28 May 2008 14:09)

Should schools really be tasked with tackling teenage pregnancy and obesity?
Schools might be set targets to improve aspects of students' lives over which teachers... more
(28 May 2008 13:38)

The Big Interview: Alan Baird new Scottish ADSW chief speaks out
Alan Baird is the new head of Scotland's Association of Directors of Social Work. Here, he tells Anne Gulland about the challenges that lay ahead for.... more
(28 May 2008 13:29)

Jason and the jargonauts
Welcome to an occasional column seeking to expose purveyors of social care gobbledygook more
(28 May 2008 12:37)

Research Abstracts: Children of prisoners
Title: A process evaluation of collaborative planning for children of prisoners Author: Abram, Faye; Linhorst, Donald Reference: .... more
(28 May 2008 12:24)

Effects on children of parents in jail
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(28 May 2008 12:18)

DH urged to strengthen guidance to keep older couples together
The Department of Health must issue councils with stronger guidance on adult care assessments to ensure older couples are kept together. more
(28 May 2008 11:35)

ADCS: Excluded children plans must not fragment services
The Association of Directors of Children's Services has warned that government plans to improve education for children outside mainstream schooling.... more
(28 May 2008 11:26)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, hears a court case report more
(28 May 2008 11:24)

Partnership working breakdown Buckinghamshire
The failings of a Buckingham residential home for people with learning disabilities serves as an example of what happens when partners don't see eye.... more
(28 May 2008 11:21)

Cafcass: Anthony Douglas takes blame for private law 'failings'
Cafcass's private law practice must no longer be seen as a "Cinderella service", the family court organisation's chief executive, Anthony Douglas,.... more
(29 May 2008 00:00)

Jane Campbell urges action to allow users to move care packages
The government is under pressure to allow disabled and older people to transfer their care packages when they move between council areas. more
(29 May 2008 11:08)

Rochdale adult director responds to Ivan Lewis's criticisms
The man brought in to turn round Rochdale's adult care services has denied they are in crisis, after care services minister Ivan Lewis raised.... more
(29 May 2008 01:57)

DCSF official: Children's social workers give degree poor marks
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has found that only one-third of newly qualified children's social workers believe their degree.... more
(29 May 2008 07:51)

Editorial Comment: Khyra and the blame game
The tabloid hue and cry after the death of seven-year-old Birmingham girl Khyra Ishaq was predictable, although it began well before the full facts.... more
(29 May 2008 00:00)

King's Fund urges savings to control mental health costs hike
The King's Fund has said that mental health service costs in England look set to double over the next 20 years unless savings are made. more
(28 May 2008 10:35)

Editorial Comment: Post-course challenges
Is the social work degree fit for ­purpose? Last year, minister Beverley Hughes suggested that social work graduates were not adequately prepared for.... more
(28 May 2008 10:21)

Khyra Ishaq case: Birmingham safeguarding board begins probe
Birmingham safeguarding children board today began its serious case review into the death last Saturday of Khyra Ishaq, amid controversy over.... more
(27 May 2008 16:21)

Don't stay silent about sexual harassment
With senior social worker Tom Starkey currently embroiled in a case at the GSCC involving alleged sexual harassment, Sally Gillen looks at how the.... more
(28 May 2008 09:18)

News round up: Mental health system under stress
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Social workers' failings 'put children in divorce cases at risk of abuse'; Child pornography laws to be.... more
(28 May 2008 08:48)

Mental health system under stress
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Social workers' failings 'put children in divorce cases at risk of abuse'; Child pornography laws to be.... more
(28 May 2008 08:47)

Social workers split over personalisation impact
Social care experts were challenged by social workers over the impact of personalisation on the workforce at the recent Community Care Live. The.... more
(27 May 2008 19:54)

Social worker recruitment still difficult despite planning
Social workers were cited as the number one profession facing recruitment problems in English and Welsh councils, according to a survey from Local.... more
(27 May 2008 19:37)

Henderson Hospital: Staff and residents fight to reverse closure
Staff and ex-residents of the flagship Henderson Hospital for people with personality disorders are rallying to save the unit from permanent closure. more
(27 May 2008 17:56)

Philip Ellison: Lancashire appoints expert to head up review
An independent expert has been appointed to chair the formal investigation into the fatal stabbing of Lancashire community support worker Philip.... more
(27 May 2008 16:16)

Health Benefits and Healthy Start food and vitamins
Who is it for? Those qualifying for help with prescription charges, teeth, glasses and hospital fares, either because of age, receipt of a.... more
(27 May 2008 15:54)

Guardian's Allowance
£13.45 per week Who is it for? People who are responsible for a child who is orphaned or where one parent is dead and the other is:- .... more
(27 May 2008 15:50)

Funeral Payment
Cost of a basic funeral Who is it for? The person responsible for funeral costs (normally the deceased's immediate family). It is based on the.... more
(27 May 2008 15:45)

Employment and Support Allowance
£60.50 for single person (£47.95 for under 25’s) and £94.95 for couple for first 13 weeks (plus premiums for caring and severe disability if.... more
(27 May 2008 15:41)

Education Welfare Benefits
Who is it for? Low-income families with children at school or college needing free school meals, clothing grants, or staying-on grants (national.... more
(27 May 2008 15:31)

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Care - £17.75 (lower rate); £44.85 (middle rate) and £67.00 (higher rate) Mobility - £17.75 (lower rate); £46.75 (middle rate) Who is it for? .... more
(27 May 2008 15:17)

Child Trust Fund
£250 at birth (£500 if family on low income) Who is it for? All children born since Sept 1st 2002 Who pays it? HMRC – 0845 302 1470 .... more
(27 May 2008 15:09)

Child Tax Credit
Family element - £545 per year Baby element £545 Child element £2085 Disabled Child £2540 Severely Disabled Child £1020 .... more
(27 May 2008 15:07)

Child Benefit
£18.80 only/eldest child £12.55 other children Who is it for? All children and young people living in the UK unless they are barred by.... more
(27 May 2008 14:36)

Carers Allowance
£50.55 Who is it for? Those caring 35 hours per week or more for someone who gets either of top 2 rates of DLA care component or AA at.... more
(27 May 2008 14:04)

Child Protection
Expert guide on child protection This article features key information about child protection and child abuse including child.... more
(27 May 2008 13:58)

Bereavement Allowance (weekly payment)
Aged 45-54 - Minimum of £27.21 - Maximum of £84.35 Aged 55 and above - £90.70 Who is it for? Men and women widowed after 9/4/2001 who.... more
(27 May 2008 12:20)

Bereavement Payment (lump sum)
£2000 Who is it for? Widows and widowers of spouses or registered civil partners who have appropriate national insurance record. Who.... more
(27 May 2008 12:16)

Attendance Allowance (AA)
£44.85 lower rate £67.00 higher rate Who is it for? Those aged 65 or over who need care or supervision, or who are terminally ill (see.... more
(27 May 2008 12:08)

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
Who is it for? The Scheme covers all Regular (including Gurkhas) and Reserve personnel whose injury, ill health or death is caused by service on.... more
(27 May 2008 11:46)

A Quick Guide
Quick guide to what is happening (thanks to www.rightsnet.org.uk ) October 2006 • Pathways to work - phase 3 of the rollout of the.... more
(27 May 2008 11:38)

Solutions to adult care funding crisis mooted in CC Live debate
Community Care Live speakers mooted a range of options to fill the £6bn long-term adult social care funding gap identified by the government, in a.... more
(16 May 2008 10:01)

Learn English or lose benefits, say Tories
Other headlines in today's papers include: Tories propose 'boot camps' for unemployed; Woman with brain disorder arrested and locked up because.... more
(27 May 2008 08:42)

News round up: Learn English or lose benefits, say Tories
Other headlines in today's papers include: Tories propose 'boot camps' for unemployed; Woman with brain disorder arrested and locked up because.... more
(27 May 2008 08:41)

Sainsbury Centre: Prison mental health hugely under funded
Mental health teams in prisons are under-staffed and under-funded, according to a Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health report which found the “very.... more
(27 May 2008 07:48)

Foster care best for asylum-seeking children, say experts
Lone asylum seeking children from war-torn countries should be placed in foster care, experts have urged. more
(27 May 2008 00:01)

Personalisation Conference
Personalisation is the new buzzword in social care and Community Care’s recent conference on the subject was certainly buzzing. more
(23 May 2008 16:06)

Birmingham Council took Khyra's siblings into care after her death
Birmingham Council took the siblings of Khyra Ishaq into care after it heard about her death, it said today. more
(22 May 2008 15:39)

Birmingham case: Couple charged after girl dies
A Birmingham couple have been charged with causing or allowing the death of seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq, who died after being taken to hospital on.... more
(22 May 2008 11:23)