Articles by Date : June 01 2004 - June 30 2004

Minister ponders NHS-style cash for skills reform
The social care workforce could be offered financial incentives to retrain and multi-skill if the government decides to push ahead with NHS-style.... more
(03 June 2004 08:00)

Study finds most adult placement carers are unregistered
Less than a third of the 5,000 adult foster carers in England were registered with regulators, new research reveals, writes Derren Hayes . more
(04 June 2004 14:52)

Councils accused of failing to provide short-term foster care
Short foster care breaks for children from struggling families have been left on the shelf due to lack of funding and high turnover of staff within.... more
(07 June 2004 12:09)

Scotland drafts charity law based on public benefit
New measures to update and strengthen Scottish charity law were unveiled by the Scottish Executive this week, writes Maggie Wood . more
(04 June 2004 12:03)

Debate on public health
We asked:- Should GP's prioritise mental health problems more in order to improve general public health? more
(09 June 2004 11:31)

Wednesday 9 June 2004
First women's prison set to open Failed asylum seekers must do unpaid work more
(09 June 2004 09:51)

Lack of trained staff hits plans for community matrons
Government plans to recruit 3,000 ‘community matrons’ to look after people suffering from multiple long-term conditions could be undermined by a lack.... more
(09 June 2004 08:00)

Connexions could be a victim of children’s service reform
Connexions partnerships could be phased out under children’s services reforms, a leading figure in the voluntary sector has warned, writes Amy.... more
(08 June 2004 16:52)

Ealing Council loses fourth senior manager in six months
Mike Leadbetter has quit his job as interim director of Ealing social services, the fourth senior manager to leave the council in the past six.... more
(08 June 2004 16:35)

New head appointed to the children’s courts advice service
Anthony Douglas, social services director at Suffolk Council, has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Children and Family Court Advisory.... more
(08 June 2004 15:12)

Scotland steps back from routine tagging of offenders under 16 years old
Plans to allow all offenders aged 16 and below to be electronically tagged have been removed from the Antisocial behaviour etc (Scotland) bill but.... more
(08 June 2004 15:54)

Rising fees will not solve shortage of care home places, directors says
Julia Ross, chair of the Greater London Association of Directors of Social Services, has warned care home owners that increasing rates will not solve.... more
(08 June 2004 11:44)

Tuesday 8 June 2004
Time limit for asylum appeals rejected Green light for overhaul of prostitution laws more
(08 June 2004 10:38)

ODPM revises guide to housing homeless families
The Office of Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) is to revise its Homeless Code of Guidance to include higher standards for housing homeless families in.... more
(07 June 2004 12:34)

Sex trap
Concern is growing over the way older men prey on young people. Angie Heal looks at research into how drugs are used to groom young women for.... more
(08 June 2004 09:00)

Chemicals are “making children less intellegent”
Industrial and household chemicals are damaging children’s development and intelligence according to a new report. more
(07 June 2004 17:30)

Spotlight on state’s role in the family
A commission has been set up to examine the relationship between the state and the family. more
(07 June 2004 17:29)

GSCC appoints interim director to oversee registration process
Former Camden social services director Jane Held has been appointed interim director of regulation at the General Social Care Council, writes.... more
(04 June 2004 16:53)

DoH misses target for registering people with learning difficulties on GP lists
The government has failed to achieve its target of getting all people with learning difficulties registered with a GP by June 2004, as set out in the.... more
(07 June 2004 17:00)

Friday 4 June 2004
British school children lead the world in sex, drugs and alcohol New mayor ditched over racism row more
(04 June 2004 10:37)

Monday 7 June 2004
Attacks on paediatricians ‘put children at risk’ Alcohol kills record number in Scotland more
(07 June 2004 10:39)

Life or death choices facing professionals
The caring professions are being placed at the vanguard of the euthanasia movement. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Small successes
The Local Network Fund provides grants to local groups helping children and young people living in poverty. Gary Craig looks at the project's early.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

NHS ignores its own expertise on prescribing for Alzheimer’s disease
People with Alzheimer’s disease still face barriers to accessing to anti-dementia drugs, despite their endorsement by the National Institute of.... more
(04 June 2004 16:31)

Just the beginning
If the white paper on health merely sets out ways for the NHS to reduce smoking and obesity it will be a huge disappointment. Instead, it should be.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Draft bill aims to boost confidence with 'public benefit' test
Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne when the law on charities was passed in 1601. Sally Gillen reports on how the draft Charities Bill aims to sweep.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Housing hitch in discrimination bill
Measures to tackle discrimination against disabled people could reduce their choice about the type of housing available to them, experts have warned..... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Scottish Executive launches helpline for older people
A dedicated helpline for older people has been launched by the Scottish minister for finance and public services Andy Kerr writies Maggie Wood . more
(04 June 2004 15:56)

Cook's tour
In the first of a series of five articles on financial management in the social services, Paul Cook cuts through the guff to explain how to ensure.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Breaks from caring for people with dementia are rare, report finds
The majority of people with dementia and their carers living in the community do not receive a break, according to a new report by Alzheimer’s.... more
(02 June 2004 08:00)

Front line sags in backroom battles
Child protection will never improve if we keep being distracted by the organisational issues, says Roger Singleton. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

The Simon Heng Column - A service user's view of social care
"Professional boundaries might be important to you, but they are not to service users," health minister Stephen Ladyman told Community Care Live.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Grief's turning point
For Nora Knox sorrow knew no bounds until she saw her daughter weeping over the same family tragedy. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

The big question
Can the law ever eradicate discrimination? more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

If you ask me...
Joan Scott, mother of seven, and director of self-advocacy group Action Unlimited. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Government health warning
Hopes that the public health white paper will promote a broad picture of the nation's well-being, particularly in mental health, have been dimmed by.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Ladyman vows to listen, but warns profession: there will be change
His style may be blunt but the community care minister can afford to be bullish after a successful first year. He tells Derren Hayes about his vision.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

'Deprived areas need single fund'
A new fund which combines revenue streams is needed to provide a sustainable approach to regeneration, says the National Housing Federation. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

School nurses reject weighing children
The Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association rejected MPs' calls this week to measure children's body mass index (BMI) every year in a.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Extended services excused inspection
Ofsted will not inspect or measure the impact on educational standards of new services provided by extended schools. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Care council to ease hire of Filipino staff
The General Social Care Council has met with government officials from the Philippines over plans to make it easier for their social workers to.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Students angered over care council's failure to fund transition to degree
The Department of Health and General Social Care Council have come under pressure from social work students this week to prove their commitment to.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Evidence supports county-wide care
Social services look set to remain at a county level in northern England following a review of local government. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Inspection regime 'faces difficulties'
Social services directors are warning of problems in tailoring a coherent inspection regime for merged education and children's social services.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Blow for applicants in appeal process
Asylum seekers appealing against deportation are to lose their automatic right to remain in the UK while their cases are being heard, Appeal Court.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Pensions in chaos after staff transfer
About 200 employees of a council-owned organisation that lost its contract to help teenagers could have their company pensions halved, it was feared.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

MPs slam care in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive failed homeless people because it was too complacent, MPs have concluded. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Minister pledges action on reviews
Community care minister Stephen Ladyman has said he is embarrassed by the time it has taken to identify the number of people who have been wrongly.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Waiving fee would boost registration
Nearly three-quarters of visitors to Community Care 's website said they would register with the General Social Care Council now if the £30 fee was.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Social workers come first in stress league
Front-line social workers have topped the table of the most stressed professionals in the UK, according to new research. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)