Articles by Date : June 01 2000 - June 30 2000

Liverpool Council critical of mental health inquiry findings
An independent inquiry into the death of a woman killed by her son has criticised Liverpool Council's mental health services for failing to.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Charity demands an end to the pursuit of spouses for care costs
Age Concern England is calling for an end to the rules that allow local authorities to pursue the husbands and wives of people in care homes for.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Care sector fury at NHS proposal
Social services directors, local authorities and unions have united to attack a controversial proposal by the NHS Confederation to transfer the.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)

Future of Bulger case boys on hold until sentence decision
No decision has yet been taken on the futures of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables who were convicted of killing toddler James Bulger, the Home.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Councils go to Canada for staff
More than 100 Canadian social workers could be working for local authorities in the UKwithin the next year, it emerged earlier this week. more
(07 June 2000 00:00)

Low benefits make carers fear worsening poverty
A new survey to be published next week is expected to show that carers are having to make cutbacks and do without even the basics in their struggle.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)

Quiet revolution in Aids services
Quiet revolution in Aids services Incorporating Aids services into a sexual health strategy may well provide a national focus, but will.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Can taskforce limit violence against workers?
Can taskforce limit violence against workers? The taskforce on violence against social workers has begun by developing a picture of the.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Anna Coote
A person's well-being depends on social and health factors. So, maintains Anna Coote, it makes sense for one body to plan services. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Residents appeal as Wandsworth wins housing court case
Wandsworth Council and Servite Houses housing association have fended off a legal challenge by relatives of two residents of a residential care.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Utilities' sales tactics come under fire
Hundreds of thousands of blind and partially sighted people may be getting a raw deal from utility companies, says the Royal National Institute for.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Directors seek tax guidance
Social services directors have called for further government clarification over the tax implications of joint working schemes between health and.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Caerphilly Council appoints Howsam as new director
Caerphilly Council has appointed a new director of social services to replace Chris Lawrence who has retired after four years in the post. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

NSPCC to end cash totals mystery
The NSPCC is to announce "in the next few weeks" how much its Full Stop campaign has raised since it was launched by Prince Andrew and prime.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Hutton speaks up for initiative
Health minister John Hutton has given government backing to Community Care's Speak Out initiative. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Agency to fight inequality
The government has launched the Health Development Agency to tackle inequalities in provision across England. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Janice Miles
Janice Miles says it's time to remove the seam in social care commissioning . more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Daphne Statham
Daphne Statham wants the role of social workers in the modernisation plans specified. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

The Darling of clients?
By stealthy reform, social security secretary Alistair Darling is transforming the benefit system, but the key to his success or failure lies more.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Tsar in the ascendant
The UK's first mental health tsar, Louis Appleby, has been tasked with modernising services. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Hope for poor carers
Despite the additional resources in the national carers strategy research reveals that little has changed for the millions of people who care for.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Not safe in NHS
It was not just the NHS whose neck was on the line at this week's top-level summit on the health service. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Quiet revolution in Aids services
Incorporating Aids services into a sexual health strategy may well provide a national focus, but will it neglect the care issues associated with.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Can taskforce limit violence against workers?
The taskforce on violence against social workers has begun by developing a picture of the size of the problem, but it will be judged by whether its.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

New drugs information service launched in Scotland
A drugs misuse website incorporating best practice models, resource information and statistics was launched last week by Angus MacKay, deputy.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

Benefits should cover mobile phones
Disability living allowance should cover the costs of a mobile phone for blind and partially sighted people, the Royal National Institute for the.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

Benefits should cover mobile phones
Disability living allowance should cover the costs of a mobile phone for blind and partially sighted people, the Royal National Institute for the.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

Children must be involved in fight against crime
Children and young people must be involved in a scheme to prevent crime, according to a joint report from the Local Government Information Unit and.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Birmingham Council criticised for benefit delays
A large housing association has criticised Birmingham Council for the problems which have plagued its housing benefit operation since the.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Government claims progress in waiting list battle
The government claimed its policies to reduce waiting lists are working after new figures reveal the totals are below Whitehall targets for the.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

New cash targeted at drugs problem
Cabinet drugs policy co-ordinator Dr Mo Mowlam has announced a grant of £300,000 to each area with a serious drugs problem. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Question Time
Social security secretary Alistair Darling gets a grilling on benefits- from Community Care readers Q: In the light of the underspend on.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Mind the gap
As the government legislates on care leavers, Parvaneh Rabiee draws attention to a significant group of young people who fall between services. more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Rita Stringfellow
As the Department of Health's "blue skies" group on social care concludes and the modernisation action teams draw up their plans for the NHS, five.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Ben Jupp
Ben Jupp says switching social care provision from councils to primary care groups is not yet desirable If you can, don't grow old. That adage is.... more
(08 June 2000 00:00)

Young carers festival set to attract 600
At least 600 young people are expected to attend Britain’s first ever Young Carers Festival next week in a bid to give them a break from.... more
(05 June 2000 00:00)

New agency to tackle health inequality
The government has launched the Health Development Agency to tackle inequalities in provision across the country. more
(05 June 2000 00:00)

Utlilities giving blind and partially sighted people a raw deal
Hundreds of thousands of blind and partially sighted people may be getting a raw deal from utility companies says the Royal National Institute for.... more
(05 June 2000 00:00)

Society must become `age neutral`
Society must become age neutral if the needs of older people are to be met, a two-year public consultation initiated by Age Concern has found. more
(05 June 2000 00:00)

Utilities giving blind and partially sighted people a raw deal
Hundreds of thousands of blind and partially sighted people may be getting a raw deal from utility companies says the Royal National Institute for.... more
(05 June 2000 00:00)

First for Northern Ireland
Care Northern Ireland has opened the country's first private residential children's home, with at least one other in the pipeline. more
(05 June 2000 00:00)

Social worker alleges police harassment
A black social worker is considering civil action against Devon and Cornwall police after being handcuffed and held in custody just five days.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

Social services department attacked by inquiry witnesses
Liverpool’s social services department has been criticised by an independent inquiry into the death of a woman killed by her son. more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

Arts festival makes special offer
The Foundation for People With Learning Difficulties is offering free tickets to its celebratory arts festival for people with learning.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

New drugs information service launched in Scotland
A drugs misuse website incorporating best practice models, resource information and statistics was launched last week by Angus MacKay, deputy.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

Boys believe women deserve to be hit
More than three quarters of boys aged 11-12 believe that women are hit when they make men angry, a survey commissioned by the Economic and Social.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

New drugs information service launched in Scotland
A drugs misuse website incorporating best practice models, resource information and statistics was launched last week by Angus MacKay, deputy.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

New drugs information service launched in Scotland
A drugs misuse website incorporating best practice models, resource information and statistics was launched last week by Angus MacKay, deputy.... more
(06 June 2000 00:00)

The Multi-Agency Approach to Domestic Violence: New Opportunities, Old Challenges?
Edited by Nicola Harwin, Gill Hague and Ellen Malos Whiting and Birch Ltd £16. more
(02 June 2000 00:00)

Young People and Mental Health
Edited by Peter Aggleton, Jane Hurry and Ian Warwick John Wiley & Sons £17. more
(02 June 2000 00:00)