Articles by Date : July 01 2006 - July 31 2006

The UK's increasing ethnic diversity is putting pressure on councils to recruit foster carers from minorities
A young child from Somalia arrives in the UK without their parents. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Comment: Mubarek report holds Feltham staff to account
The saying that you can judge a civilisation by its prisons seems particularly apt in the aftermath of the Mubarek inquiry, whose scathing report on.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Feltham YOI still dogged by racism years after Zahid Mubarek's murder
Continuing problems at Feltham Young Offender Institution have been revealed just as the inquiry into the death of inmate Zahid Mubarek published its.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Prison murder inquiry slams individual and systemic failings
Prison murder inquiry slams individual and systemic failings more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Care homes key for 'highly dependent'
Care home leaders and older people's charities have claimed a census of over 30,000 residents proves the need for a flourishing residential care.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Glasgow's para professionals help serve social worker recruitment woes
Conceived as a solution to Glasgow's recruitment crisis, the city's social care workers are now using their grade as a stepping stone to full.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Sick of being doubted
Katie Lord finds claiming benefits to be a weary struggle mired in assessors' lack of trust more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
The subject of disabled people and their sexuality is one of the last taboos more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Charities and firms plan joint ventures
Charity and business leaders are drawing up plans to develop hybrid organisations in a bid to win major public service contracts. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

The Big Question
What should be David Behan's priority in the new Department of Health top job of director general of social care? more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Should Megan's Law become Sarah's law in bid to halt paedophile murders?
While many parents remain convinced that more needs to be done to protect children from paedophiles, introducing a version of the US Megan's Law to.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Social worker faces conduct committee
An unnamed social worker who allegedly did not disclose a full criminal record when registering with the General Social Care Council is due to appear.... more
(05 July 2006 00:00)

Data Protection Act: public services are confused as 7 July bomb aftermath showed
The problems faced by agencies trying to contact survivors of the 7 July London bombings have highlighted confusion over data protection and how it.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Ivan Lewis condemns policy of sending people with learning difficulties to live in hospitals
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has launched a scathing attack on what he described as retrograde moves to put people with learning difficulties.... more
(06 July 2006 13:36)

Charities and corporations may team up to bid for public sector contracts - special report
Community Care columnist Peter Beresford claimed last month that big charities are increasingly acting like big business as they strive to win more.... more
(10 July 2006 00:00)

Expert wtnesses challenge
The Attorney-General will challenge a High Court ruling today that gives expert witnesses such as Sir Roy Meadow immunity from disciplinary.... more
(10 July 2006 00:00)

NHS loses track of children's jabs
Thousands of children could be at risk after missing crucial vaccinations because of glitches in a new health service computer system. more
(07 July 2006 00:00)

Campaigners urge carers champion at cabinet level
The government should introduce a cabinet-level champion for carers in England, campaigners said yesterday. more
(07 July 2006 00:00)

Variance in take up of practice-based commissioning across the country
Take-up of practice based commissioning ranges from 0 to 80 per cent around the country, despite evidence of the policy's success in shifting.... more
(07 July 2006 00:00)

David Cameron vows to change way Sure Start is implemented
Conservative leader David Cameron said today his party is committed to the "concept" of Sure Start but would reform how the policy is implemented. more
(06 July 2006 13:12)

Social worker admits she failed to disclose a complete criminal record
A social worker who said entering the profession had “turned her life around” today admitted she failed to disclose a complete criminal record on her.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

MPs urge special educational needs system to be overhauled
The special educational needs system is ‘not fit for purpose’ and needs to be overhauled urgently MPs said today. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Inspectors slam treatment of people with learning difficulties in Cornwall
Two national inspectors have slammed the “widespread lack of understanding” about the rights of people with learning difficulties after uncovering.... more
(05 July 2006 00:00)

Billions needed to meet child poverty targets
The government’s attempts to end child poverty will not succeed unless it is prepared to make massive investment in the problem. more
(06 July 2006 14:59)

Question from Community Care - Service user involvement in action at Havering College
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(06 July 2006 14:18)

Question from Community Care - Direct payments in Norway and the UK
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(06 July 2006 14:13)

Court challenge over council placing homeless teenager in b&b fails
Penal charity the Howard League yesterday lost a second legal challenge to a London council’s decision to place a 17-year-old girl in a bed and.... more
(06 July 2006 13:05)

Service user involvement in action at Havering College
Service users are helping to shape the social work degree course at Havering College. Their input is far from a marginal afterthought, says Pam.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Halving child poverty by 2010 will cost billions more
At least an extra £4 billion a year will have to be spent on benefits by Gordon Brown if the government is to meet its ambitious goal of halving.... more
(06 July 2006 09:59)

Direct payments in Norway and the UK
Norway and the UK's direct payment systems face a similar dilemma: more local control risks growing inequality among service users, writes Karen.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Offenders with learning difficulties need help
Offenders with learning difficulties are missing out on treatment and rehabilitation that meets their needs, say researchers at Bristol University.... more
(06 July 2006 09:12)

Cornwall abuse case - the reaction
Detailed responses from people in the sector about the Cornwall abuse case involving people with learning difficulties. more
(05 July 2006 00:00)

Council targets set by Whitehall to be reduced
Communities and local government secretary Ruth Kelly yesterday promised council leaders a "dramatic reduction" in Whitehall targets as part of a.... more
(06 July 2006 08:36)

Review of policy on children and young people launched by government
A government policy review of children and young people which will inform decisions in next year’s Comprehensive Spending Review was launched by the.... more
(05 July 2006 00:00)

Yvonne Scholes lambasts Youth Justice Board over failure to protect children
The mother of a young offender who died in custody has launched a scathing attack on the Youth Justice Board, accusing the government body of.... more
(05 July 2006 00:00)

STI rate rises among young people
A leading sexual health charity for young people has called for urgent investment in sexual health services after the Health Promotion Agency.... more
(05 July 2006 14:51)

Government unsure whether violence target met
The government has admitted it has no idea whether a target to reduce violence against social care workers by 25 per cent from 2002 to 2005 has been.... more
(04 July 2006 00:00)

June cartoons
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(05 July 2006 10:37)

NHS trust staff abused adults with learning disabilities
NHS staff persistently abused a blind and deaf man with a low IQ by tying him up for 16 hours a day, government inspectors revealed today in a.... more
(05 July 2006 10:02)

Welfare reform bill published
The long-awaited welfare reform bill was published by the government today. more
(04 July 2006 00:00)

Nurseries need government investment to fund fair wages
Staff working in day nurseries are unlikely to be paid a “fair” wage unless the government invests more heavily in the sector, child care charities.... more
(04 July 2006 16:17)

CSCI will replace Behan with internal candidate
Commission for Social Care Inspection chief inspector David Behan will be replaced by an internal candidate when he becomes the Department of.... more
(04 July 2006 00:00)

Poverty target for older people should be introduced
The government should consider matching its child poverty target with an equivalent goal for pensioners to help the significant minority of older.... more
(04 July 2006 00:00)

Missing Words 040706
This weeks missing words more
(04 July 2006 13:59)

Missing Words 070406 Answers
This weeks answers more
(04 July 2006 13:57)

Local Government Association urges custody to be reserved for violent children
Children committing non-violent offences should be given community sentences, the Local Government Association says today. more
(04 July 2006 00:00)

Alcohol related illness at all time high
Alcohol-related illness has reached record levels, a round-up of statistics issued by the government Information Centre for Health and Social Care.... more
(04 July 2006 00:00)

Sixty Second Interview with Sandra Brown
Sandra Brown is a daughter of an alleged child sex offender who set up an organisation to tackle child abuse. more
(03 July 2006 00:00)

Sixty Second Interview with Deborah Mcllveen
Amy Taylor talks to Deborah McIlveen, Policy Officer at Women's Aid. more
(03 July 2006 00:00)

Stress therapy offer to ill jobless
The government is to offer therapy treatment to people who have quit work because of stress and depression in its welfare reform bill, to be.... more
(04 July 2006 09:47)