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Care homes: How Bupa trains staff
Bupa Care Homes has been blindfolding its staff and putting them in wheelchairs to give them an insight into client needs. Now the initiative has won.... more
(21 June 2007 00:31)
Private care homes contracted by local authorities exempt from Human Rights Act, House of Lords rules
Private care homes contracted by local authorities do not come under the Human Rights Act, the House of Lords ruled today in a landmark judgement. more
(20 June 2007 15:30)
From leisure to rock concerts via adult social care: the lot of a community services director
How does having responsibility for leisure facilities and music festivals fit in with community services directors' adult social services task, asks.... more
(20 June 2007 15:12)
Gill Stewart at Norfolk Council talks about individual budgets for mental health service users
Norfolk's individual budgets head Gill Stewart tells Simeon Brody how people with mental health problems are dealing with the increased.... more
(20 June 2007 12:41)
Career Clinic
Q: I am a volunteer driver in my local area, most of the time using my own car. I am also a smoker, although I never smoke when I'm driving a client..... more
(21 June 2007 00:31)
On the move
Latest movers and shakers in the social care field more
(21 June 2007 00:24)
Diary: Reporting from the front line
A hospice social worker writes... more
(21 June 2007 00:10)
Foster children from ethnic minorities
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(21 June 2007 00:07)
New light cast on extent of elder abuse
Partners appear to be the main perpetrators of neglect according to a new report that has triggered a government review of its No Secrets adult.... more
(21 June 2007 00:54)
Ruling on restraint disappoints
Despite the controversial role of restraint in teenage deaths in custody, we are no nearer to solving the problem. more
(21 June 2007 00:40)
Health of patients will set GP pay – Tory plan
Other headlines today include Abortions increase by 4% in one year, Domestic abuse is a hidden epidemic, warns the BMA and Mental Health’s voice of.... more
(20 June 2007 10:32)
Front Line Focus: Shadow on the community
Confronting street crime that affects your own family on your own doorstep gives Nigel Leaney pause for thought more
(21 June 2007 00:22)
Hostel managers to benefit from new qualification
A new postgraduate level qualification has been developed for hostel managers as part of a £500,000 leadership programme announced today by the.... more
(20 June 2007 10:13)
Government promises joined-up action on education and training for disabled people
The government has promised to join up its approach to improving education and training for disabled people. more
(20 June 2007 10:03)
Government is going soft on discrimination, warns DRC
Plan to remove requirement for public bodies to have 'due regard' for equality is criticised more
(20 June 2007 09:54)
The Big Picture: Our voice on big brother
A new public image for social workers is being created by BB twins Sam and Amanda. Peter Beresford assesses its effect more
(21 June 2007 00:12)
Commission for Racial Equality slams government over Mental Health Bill
The Department of Health has not addressed Commission for Racial Equality criticisms dating from August 2005 that it has failed in its duty to assess.... more
(19 June 2007 16:57)
Stop rationing home care services, Unison tells councils
Councils and the government should sack home care contractors providing poor standards of care and give more money to home care services, Unison has.... more
(19 June 2007 15:29)
Tories set to unveil ‘vision’ for NHS reform
Other headlines include:- Whitehall advisers cost £2bn; Undercover police smash paedophile ring posting live abuse online; Wife makes Wales.... more
(19 June 2007 10:14)
Cabinet Office review finds government targets fail to promote whole families approach
Government targets are failing to motivate agencies to support families as a whole rather than their individual members separately, a Cabinet Office.... more
(18 June 2007 13:10)
Children still not a priority for health services, NHS Confederation chief executive Gill Morgan admits
Health services are still not prioritising children, NHS Confederation chief executive Gill Morgan said this week. more
(15 June 2007 16:32)
Department of Health appoints Wolverhampton Council director Glen Mason to lead social care role
The Department of Health has appointed Wolverhampton Council director of adult and community services Glen Mason to a senior post in its social care.... more
(18 June 2007 13:30)
Hospital set death-threat patient free to stab his social worker
Other headlines include:- Counter-terror methods used online to trap paedophiles; Blood tests to diagnose mental illness and Legal dance drug faces.... more
(18 June 2007 11:15)
Mencap finds 80% of children with learning disabilities are bullied
Eight out of ten children with a learning disability are bullied or scared to go out due to fear of being bullied, research out today by Mencap finds. more
(18 June 2007 10:26)
Social worker struck off for catalogue of fraud
A social worker who committed benefit fraud totalling £29,000 has been removed from the General Social Care Council’s register following a conduct.... more
(18 June 2007 09:28)
Social exclusion and discrimination fuel black overrepresentation in criminal justice system, MPs find
A combination of social exclusion and discrimination is fuelling the overrepresentation of young black people in the criminal justice system, a.... more
(18 June 2007 09:22)
Northern Ireland foster carer of the year does abseil for Fostering Network
Northern Ireland foster carer of the year Angela McAllister and her foster daughter abseilled down the Europa hotel in Belfast this morning to raise.... more
(16 June 2007 17:04)
Department of Health-commissioned review calls for health visitors to focus on most needy
Health visitors should be working intensively with families who need the most help, according to a Department of Health-commissioned review,.... more
(17 June 2007 00:01)
342,000 older people abused last year, Department of Health and Comic Relief report finds
Care services minister Ivan Lewis today promised a review of adult protection guidance and possible new legislation after a major survey found.... more
(14 June 2007 16:30)
Mental Health Alliance praises government changes to Mental Health Bill
The government’s main Mental Health Bill opponents have suggested a consensus could be emerging over the controversial legislation, ahead of a.... more
(15 June 2007 14:51)
Scie report demands better mental health advocacy for African and Caribbean men
A Social Care Institute for Excellence report out yesterday has revealed serious gaps in the provision of advocacy support for African and Caribbean.... more
(15 June 2007 14:33)
Children’s DNA stored on database
Other headlines include:- Elderly ‘need new rights to protect against abuse’, ‘Give black boys a safe haven’ and Weight-loss drug linked to risk of.... more
(15 June 2007 11:47)
Cost worries mar support for equipment market plan
Financial concerns take shine off approval for plan to issue service users with prescriptions more
(15 June 2007 09:55)
Welfare Rights
2007 - Children more
(10 June 2007 09:33)
In the Spotlight with Angela Greatley
Chief Executive, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health more
(08 June 2007 08:40)
The White Stuff
Cultural representations of social workers in the media are stereotypically poor, writes Paul Lloyd. The occasional social worker in The Bill and.... more
(15 June 2007 08:11)
Care payout victory for insurers leaves councils facing huge bills
Pressure on government to close legal loophole as local authorities are forced to pay up over long-term care more
(15 June 2007 07:55)
Training Materials: My Life Plan: an interactive resource for person centred planning
This is a fun and useful tool that can be used with people who have learning disabilities to build a life plan that is personal to them, writes Matt.... more
(15 June 2007 07:54)
Training Review: The Essential Drug and Alcohol Worker
Each of the essential series of titles is written by experienced professionals, writes Charlotte Pearson. more
(15 June 2007 07:50)
Social worker jailed for £29,000 worth of benefit fraud admits misconduct at GSCC hearing
A social worker who was jailed for £29,000 worth of benefit fraud has admitted misconduct at a General Social Care Council hearing in London. more
(15 June 2007 07:42)
Service spending varies greatly by region
Spending on mental health varies widely by area in England, with some regions spending 60% more than others, according to government figures. more
(14 June 2007 15:23)
Service user voice: I can think for myself
So I drool and wear a nappy. But I also know what I want and hate it when you ask my carer instead, writes Simon Stevens
more
(14 June 2007 15:16)
Data black hole undermines NHS campus closure target
Half of England's strategic health authorities unaware of number of people affected more
(14 June 2007 08:17)
Angela McCallister: Northern Ireland's foster carer of the year
Simeon Brody speaks to Angela McCallister who since 1995 has taken on board the emotional upheavals of four children who needed a family. Now.... more
(14 June 2007 14:07)
Alert on barriers to eye care
People with learning disabilities are being institutionalised because of behavioural difficulties caused by undiagnosed sight problems, campaigners.... more
(14 June 2007 13:52)
Diary: A lighter take on the working week
Monday I phone in to say that I will be late due to my first appointment overrunning. It takes me ten minutes to navigate the new call centre.... more
(14 June 2007 13:41)
Adult placement schemes: user and practitioner responses
Community Care shares the views of vulnerable adults who live in adult placements and hears from a manager whose scheme is helping spread good.... more
(14 June 2007 13:34)
How can I cope with interview nerves? MORE...
