Articles by Date : July 01 2006 - July 31 2006

Department of Health moots greater role for councils at primary care trusts
Officials charged with increasing social care's influence over health commissioning are considering giving councils seats on primary care trust.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Call for more care services scrutiny
Councils and health boards in Wales should "ambitiously" scrutinise their health and social care services to make them reflect the wishes of.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Comment: Opening up family courts
Last summer, the Daily Mail memorably (mis)reported the case of social workers in Essex "stealing" children from parents with learning difficulties. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Cabinet champion for England urged
England needs a cabinet-level champion for carers, campaigners said last week. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

'Addicts should not have children'
A member of the Scottish parliament wants drug misusers to be barred from having children. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Education bill 'will not improve schools'
The bill to introduce independent trust schools in England is a distraction from both improving school standards and promoting well-being for.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Mind adds to fears over true number of sexual assaults in service units
A leaked report that revealed more than 100 incidents of sexual assault and harassment in mental health units over a two-year period could.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Consultation launched on new court protecting people who lack capacity
The government today launched a consultation on rules for the new Court of Protection, which will have the power to make decisions about the personal.... more
(17 July 2006 12:06)

Arthurworrey slams registration wait
The social worker at the centre of the Victoria Climbie case has criticised delays to her attempts to register as a social worker after being left.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Plan to end court anonymity could see social workers exposed to risk
Social workers could be threatened, subject to press vilification or held publicly responsible for child protection failings if government plans to.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Comment: Family meals together?
Is the idea of families eating dinner together at a table an antidote to society's ills? If so, has everybody got the space, asks Helen Bonnick more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

London council wins appeal over girl
The Howard League for Penal Reform could appeal in the House of Lords against a ruling that means councils do not need to automatically classify.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

If you ask me...Carl Mayers
Carl Mayers has learning difficulties and has lived on the streets. He uses the KeyRing Living Support Networks in Wrexham more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Police may not be able to prosecute staff named in Cornish trust inquiry
Staff who allegedly abused people with learning difficulties at Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust could escape prosecution because of the trust's.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Lewis pledges to tackle adults' abuse
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has pledged to tackle the abuse of adults with learning difficulties. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

New team managers in social work must face fresh challenges says Susan Ashworth
Becoming a front-line manager for the first time can make for a challenging transition. New manager Susan Ashworth tells Graham Hopkins how she has.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Mental health services at young offenders institutions. Are they any good? Mubarek report suggests not
At last there is recognition that mental health services at young offender institutions need a total rethink, but can young people with mental health.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Better links need to be made between children's and adults' protection lists, writes Rebecca Seden
Much of the recent coverage about unsuitable people working with vulnerable groups, seems to have been focused on those working with children. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

The role of social workers at young offender institutions
Social workers' arrival at young offender institutions in 2005 was long overdue as inmates' relationship with prison officers was, and remains,.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Most children rate workers highly
Most children who receive social care rate their social workers highly but many are unhappy about them breaking promises and the multiple changes of.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

'Councils should lose care managers' role'
An independent sector leader has called for many social work posts to be stripped out of councils to help deliver the government's vision of more.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Hand social services to volunteers, Cameron says
A new wave of voluntary social services should be encouraged to take over responsibility from government for the worst-off members of society, David.... more
(17 July 2006 10:15)

Chakrabarti: Mubarek case shows value of universal rights
"The populists have developed another theory of human rights. These new rights may not be universal or fundamental and might allow for the systemic.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

The Big Question
Should prison staff be made more accountable when people die in custody? more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

HL learning difficulites case: Carers demand inquiry into Bournewood treatment
People with learning difficulties are still suffering institutional abuse, as last week's Cornwall report showed. Here, Janet Snell hears a.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Heng: Abuse of adults in institutions must stop
One man, in his forties, was tied up, in his wheelchair, for up to 16 hours a day. The staff claimed they did this to prevent him from slapping.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

New standards for children's workforce
Induction standards for new entrants to the children's services workforce were launched last week. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Charities' role may compromise values
Proposals in the Welfare Reform Bill may force voluntary sector organisations to act to the disadvantage of their clients, a disability charity.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Social worker cautioned for failing to disclose criminal convictions
A social worker who admitted breaching the General Social Care Council's code of practice by failing to disclose full details of her criminal past.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Scots report rise in frequent offenders
Scottish ministers have failed in their attempt to cut the number of persistent young offenders in the country. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

'Outsource council homelessness duties'
Councils should outsource their homelessness duties towards 16 and 17-year-olds to voluntary bodies that will perform them better, a government.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Social Services Improvement Agency in Wales faces difficulties recruiting staff
Development of the Social Services Improvement for Wales is being hampered by difficulties in recruiting staff to fill key positions. more
(17 July 2006 08:45)

Overcrowded housing to be tackled
The government wants to change standards on overcrowded accommodation that have been in place for more than 70 years. more
(17 July 2006 08:33)

Housing hopes for overcrowded families in London
The government has announced £30m to help cut the number of families in London living in temporary accommodation. more
(14 July 2006 17:40)

Proposals to open up family courts explained
The government’s proposals to open up the family courts to scrutiny are designed to increase public confidence in the system while protecting parties.... more
(14 July 2006 15:33)

Give service users more jobs in mental health, urges report
The NHS should employ more people who have used mental health services, according to a report published yesterday by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental.... more
(14 July 2006 11:12)

Sixty second interview with John Carr, new technology adviser at children's charity NCH on child abuse images on the internet
A new NCH report published last week calls for a global body to tackle the rising number of child sex abuse images on the internet. more
(13 July 2006 16:06)

Sixty Second Interview with Christine Beddoe
Christine Beddoe is director of End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes UK. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Private care providers not subject to Human Rights Act
Older people’s charities, human rights activists and ministers had their hopes of making independent care providers subject to the Human Rights Act.... more
(14 July 2006 10:59)

Child Support Agency axed after 13 years
The Child Support Agency is finally to be axed. more
(14 July 2006 09:48)

Question from Community Care - Research on joint training in learning difficulties nursing and social care
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(14 July 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care - Emotional and psychological child abuse: do we know what we are talking about
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(14 July 2006 08:27)

Research on joint training in learning difficulties nursing and social care
Joint working between health and social care is all the rage but the field of learning difficulties has been pioneering a joint practitioner role.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Emotional and psychological child abuse: do we know what we are talking about
Kieran O'Hagan clarifies the distinction between emotional and psychological abuse more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Quality teaching key to good provision for children with SEN
Recent visits to mainstream and special schools reveal little difference between the two in the quality of provision and outcomes for pupils with.... more
(13 July 2006 17:52)

Supporting People keeps ring-fenced funding
The government has promised to protect the ring-fenced status of the Supporting People programme. more
(13 July 2006 14:11)

Review of independent living services for disabled people announced
The government’s Office for Disability Issues is to carry out a review of independent living services for disabled people, including individual.... more
(13 July 2006 13:47)

Increase taxes to fund social care, say fifty per cent of public
Twice as many people support increased taxes to fund social care than oppose it, research published today demonstrates. more
(13 July 2006 13:25)

Plans to open up family courts announced by government
The media would have an automatic right to report family court proceedings so long as children and parents were kept anonymous, under government.... more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Increase foster carer allowances, say charities
Charities including Fostering Network, the British Association for Adoption and Fostering and Barnardo’s made a last-minute plea to government today.... more
(13 July 2006 11:41)