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Guardian service follows social work's staffing crisis
Your anonymous letter writer states a view that is shared by
many (Letters, 2 August). more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
This week's writer is a policy officer
Monday
Having spent the weekend reading negative social services press,
I journey to work with a weary heart. When I arrive I am called by
a.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Homelessness figures queried
Homelessness charities have warned ministers against
complacency, after the government revealed that the number of
people sleeping rough has fallen.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
An ill-wind blowing
Whistleblowers provide an antidote to corruption and abuse of
power. But they are often reviled, says Alison Taylor, and suffer a
fate worse than.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
More councils to accept asylum seekers
Three more Scottish councils are to accept refugees and asylum
seekers, according to a statement by Malcolm Chisholm, deputy
minister for community.... more
(09 August 2001 00:00)
Newham social workers plan another strike
Newham social workers are set to strike again on Monday (August
13) over an ongoing dispute about £3,000 pay rises to
managers, and extra.... more
(09 August 2001 00:00)
Teenage curfew powers 'unpopular and divisive'
Offenders rehabilitation agency Nacro raised concerns this week
about the extension of the child curfew scheme. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Union to take action on under-resourcing
The Edinburgh Council branch of trade union Unison has voted by
an overwhelming majority to take formal action against their
employers over a lack.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Child abuse campaigner forced to quit university
Darren Laverty, the child abuse campaigner who gave evidence to
the Waterhouse tribunal, has had to give up his studies at the
University of Wales,.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Bomb blasts council into swift action
Ealing social services department's emergency plans swung into
action within minutes of last week's terrorist bomb attack, which
occurred less than.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Council to change dispersal policy after asylum seeker is murdered
Glasgow Council has announced a change of policy in its
dispersal of asylum seekers following the murder of a young asylum
seeker and mass.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
National Adoption Standards
The National Adoption Register and final National Adoption
Standards for England were launched last week, promising what
health minister Jacqui.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Two more councils accept asylum seekers
Two more Scottish councils agreed last night to accommodate
asylum seekers and refugees to ease the pressure on Glasgow Council
where civil.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Kate Karban looks at how mental health inquiry reports can inform the debate on mental health law reform and Trish Durkan on pressures on pregnant teenage women.
Mental health inquiries
A review of mental health inquiry reports, drawing out
implications for mental health social work
The reform of the.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Payout for childminders
A couple who undertook sponsored childminding and fostering for
a local authority are to receive £7,000 in compensation after
the council.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Worries over Valuing People implementation
People with learning difficulties plan to go direct to Tony
Blair in Downing Street to deliver a message from their own
conference on the Valuing.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Social services chief gets top modernisation role
A former president of the Association of Directors of Social
Services has been appointed co-chairperson of an expert advisory
group, which will.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
No reduction in drugs use
The government's outgoing drug tsar Keith Hellawell admitted in
his final annual report last week that drug use in general has
remained steady and.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Government hands primary care trusts devolved powers
Primary care trusts, strategic health authorities and regional
directors of health and social care will be at the heart of plans
to devolve.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Appeal court allows adoption
A four-year-old boy should not be returned to his mother despite
an improvement in her mood disorders which have enabled her to
resume care of her.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
White paper accessibility criticised
Delegates to the conference were furious at the government's
continuing failure to provide them with accessible versions of
Valuing People. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Praise for first speech
A social worker praised the positive effect the conference had
on her client.
Richard Hamilton, from Liverpool, had never spoken in public. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Funding fears for guardians service
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service may
not have enough money to meet the aspirations behind its creation,
according to an.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Care council dominated by Labour Party activists
An investigation into the selection of the General Social Care
Council board members has been demanded after more than a third of
appointees were.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Praise for improvements to council's children's services
South Gloucestershire Council was praised by the Audit
Commission and Social Services Inspectorate this week for "notable
improvements" in its.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
New officers to represent children in court
Children’s rights are to be defended through a new system
of legal representation, according to the Scottish executive
following a ground.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Running on empty
Spending on children's services has risen sharply in the last
year, mainly due to the rise in the number of children in care. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Calling time on victimisation
People who have blown the whistle on professional misconduct
have often found themselves victimised. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Touching the lives of thousands of children
Obituary - Maureen Oswin, researcher and writer. Born 4 June
1931, died 27 July 2001. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Experience must inform the evidence
Peter Beresford suggests that the reputation of research
findings may be about to change for the better. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Fewer meetings and pointless rules, please
Rod Ballard says that Quality Protects has only succeeded in
delivering more bureaucracy. more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Healing a divided community
It is tempting to declare, in the aftermath of the murder of
Firsat Yildiz in Glasgow, that dispersal of asylum seekers is
simply wrong. Its.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(09 August 2001 00:00)
Have your say
Community Care's new online discussion forum
'Have your say' offers an opportunity to air your
views about a controversial subject. more
(09 August 2001 00:00)
More councils to accept asylum seekers
Three more Scottish councils are to accept refugees and asylum
seekers, according to a statement by Malcolm Chisholm, deputy
minister for community.... more
(09 August 2001 00:00)
Testing times
Testing times
Genetic science offers a brave new world of human improvement.
But if people with dementia in the family are penalised.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Smith promises transformation of adoption process (fuller version)
Health minister Jacqui Smith promised a transformation of the
adoption process as she launched a national adoption register and
final national.... more
(07 August 2001 00:00)
Prison service must consider interests of child
The court of appeal has considered the policy of the prison
service that children aged 18 months should cease to stay with
their mothers in prison. more
(07 August 2001 00:00)
news analysis of new fostering standards and plans to end ASW role in compulsory admission
(It may be advisable to print this document as it is
long).
Until now fostering agencies have been free from independent
inspection and.... more
(08 August 2001 00:00)
A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(08 August 2001 00:00)
Mother to sue over children`s experience in court
A child abuse case in the criminal justice system collapsed
after the younger of the two children broke down during
cross-examination, and the.... more
(08 August 2001 00:00)
Call for inquiry over GSCC bias claims
An investigation into the selection of the General Social Care
Council board members has been demanded after more than a third of
appointees were.... more
(08 August 2001 00:00)
More than just medicine
Vicky Nicholls explains how the Strategies for Living project,
which makes mental health service users pivotal to research,
provides support for.... more
(10 August 2001 00:00)
Plans unveiled to devolve control of health and social care
Primary care trusts, strategic health authorities and regional
directors of health and social care will be at the heart of plans
to devolve power.... more
(06 August 2001 00:00)
Charities warn against complacency after government claims dramatic fall in rough sleepers
Homelessness charities have warned ministers against
complacency, after the government revealed that the number of
people sleeping rough has fallen.... more
(06 August 2001 00:00)
Two tier treatment of schizophrenia claimed
Rationing of the latest antipsychotics for schizophrenia has led
to two-tier treatment across the country, according to the National
Schizophrenia.... more
(06 August 2001 00:00)
Two tier treatment of schizophrenia claimed
Rationing of the latest antipsychotics for schizophrenia has led
to two-tier treatment across the country, according to the National
Schizophrenia.... more
(08 August 2001 00:00)
Edinburgh staff vote for action over children in care funding
The Edinburgh Council branch of Unison has voted by an
overwhelming majority to take formal action due to a lack of
resources for placing children.... more
(06 August 2001 00:00)
South Gloucestershire praised for children`s services
South Gloucestershire Council was praised by the Audit
Commission and Social Services Inspectorate for "notable
improvements" in its.... more
(06 August 2001 00:00)
How can I cope with interview nerves? MORE...
