Articles by Date : August 01 2003 - August 31 2003

Lack of homes keeps patients in hospitals
People with mental health problems often have to wait for more than a year before they can leave hospital and go into supported housing. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Anger over plan to restrict legal aid for asylum claims
About 60 representatives from refugee and asylum organisations, human rights campaigners and the legal profession attended an emergency meeting in.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Inquiry into deaths of women at prison
Home Office minister Paul Goggins launched an investigation into the death of a female prisoner at HMP Styal in Cheshire last week after it emerged.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Glasgow to create a seamless service
Adult mental health services in Glasgow are set to be integrated into a single service. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Report highlights spending sacrifices
Nearly five million UK pensioners have been forced to cut back their spending in the past three months, according to the latest Prudential Retirement.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Scots body outlines new ratings process
Scottish councils will not receive a single label such as "good" or "five star" under the Best Value audit process, Audit Scotland has said. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Deaths due to binge drinking on the rise
The number of alcohol-related deaths in young adults has almost tripled in the past 20 years, suggesting an urgent need for a national alcohol.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

GPs under fire for striking too many people with autism off their lists
Fears have been raised by campaigners that a significant number of people with autism are being struck of GPs' lists, Community Care learned this.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Compulsory checks for care home staff
The National Care Standards Commission has confirmed that from October all new adult care home staff will need a criminal records check before they.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Report points to discharge dangers
Inadequate accommodation for older homeless people leaving hospital can lead to early re-admission or even needless death. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Trio win back right to benefits books
Two people with learning difficulties who had their benefits books ripped up in front of them by a Jobcentre Plus officer have had them reinstated. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Essex to pioneer pathfinder trust
A care trust in Essex is the first to be chosen to set up a pathfinder children's trust. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Bed and breakfast clampdown slated
Plans to make local authorities liable to legal action or fines if they put families in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks have.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Behan to lead social care inspectors
The president of the Association of Directors of Social Services has been named as the chief inspector of the new Commission for Social Care.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Poor housing prises open inequality gap
Housing poverty is the most extreme form of social inequality in Britain, according to a new report by centre left think-tank the Institute for.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Centre approval met with wrath
Councils and campaign groups have slammed the decision to approve a proposed accommodation centre for asylum seekers at Bicester. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

A welcome visit from undertakers
A funeral home in Wales is planning to offer the use of the firm's cars again after it provided emergency transport to the seaside. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Groups round on judge who banned beggar from centre of Manchester
A judge's decision to impose a civil injunction against a 51-year-old man, banning him from begging in Manchester city centre for two years, has been.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Staff shortages put joint working at risk
Three-quarters of visitors to Community Care 's website say staff shortages are threatening the cohesion of multi-disciplinary teams. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Dramatic increase in child care standards
Most child care providers have reached the levels set out in the new national standards, according to watchdog Ofsted in its first report on early.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Drive to cut drug use and offending
The Home Office has launched a £46.2m intensive package of measures to combat drug-related crime in 30 of the worst affected areas. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Older people face neglect in prison
The Prison Service is failing to meet the specialist health, social and rehabilitation needs of older prisoners, says a new report by the Prison.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Wakefield Council caused "injustice"
A string of council failures caused a woman with severe learning difficulties to spend 10 years in hospital unnecessarily, a local government.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Police pooh-pooh stolen donkey tale
Asylum seeker hysteria was taken to extremes this week when a tabloid newspaper accused asylum seekers of stealing donkeys for food. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Eligibility boost for long-term patients
Patients with long-term health needs will benefit from new plans to make strategic health authorities establish a single set of eligibility criteria.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Lack of resources threatens success of internet child pornography probe
A major police investigation into online child pornography is struggling to secure convictions because forces do not have the resources to conduct.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Bill of no rights
For Jean Collins, director of Values into Action, the Mental Incapacity Bill will take decision-making even further away from those judged to lack.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Practice needs
Academic Jill Manthorpe and colleagues examine how disabled students need support to get the most out of practice placements. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Art of the matter
Mental health service users are confronting their condition by using art. Nothing unusual, except that members of The Studio Upstairs are treated as.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Calming influence
Trained teenage mentors are working alongside children from difficult backgrounds to help make their summer more enyoyable and to act as positive.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Right chemistry?
Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London is combining children's services into a single trust. Katie Leason went to find out the views of staff. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Are health and care services ready for a surge in Alzheimer's cases?
As the population ages, the number of cases of Alzheimer's is expected to grow. This will demand something of a revolution in care and research..... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

To whom can staff under pressure turn?
Social workers face difficult dilemmas in their work and need high levels of support. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Tailor services to the condition
People with autistic spectrum disorders are not receiving enough help due to gaps in services, says Colin Revell. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Let's get radical
This government has improved mightily on the record of its Conservative predecessors when it comes to improving the lot of children, but it has.... more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Ban that beggars belief
Leonard Hockey is addicted to heroin and crack cocaine and, like so many in a similar position, has been begging to support his habit. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Many questions for Ore
Many dangers await if the problems besetting Operation Ore are not speedily resolved. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Mcternan on politics
So much more would have been achieved in the US if Martin Luther King had lived. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

I can't help being happy
To say someone is a hypomania "sufferer" gives entirely the wrong impression, writes Richard Jameson. more
(28 August 2003 00:00)

Thursday 28 August 2003
Government claims asylum applications halved. Scots social workers 'snatch' US toddler. more
(28 August 2003 09:58)

Right to refuge - a fair deal for refugees and asylum seekers
         Please support our campaign by lobbying your local MP.    .... more
(15 August 2003 17:20)

Council mistakes left woman with learning difficulties in hospital for 10 years
A string of council failures caused a woman with severe learning difficulties to spend 10 years in hospital unnecessarily, a local government.... more
(27 August 2003 12:03)

Lack of housing keeps mental health patients in hospital for more than a year
People with mental health problems often have to wait for more than a year before they can leave hospital and go into supported housing, writes.... more
(27 August 2003 11:24)

Wednesday 27 August 2003
Black man was also offered white limb. ID cards to be tested in market town. more
(27 August 2003 10:02)

Mental health services in Glasgow set for joint teams
All primary, secondary and social care adult mental health services in Glasgow are set to be integrated into a single service, writes Katie Leason..... more
(27 August 2003 00:00)

People moves
The latest new appointments in the social care sector. more
(26 August 2003 17:25)

Behan is chief inspector for new commission
David Behan has been appointed as the chief inspector for the Commission for Social Care Inspection. more
(21 August 2003 11:56)

Police struggle under Operation Ore pressure
The police are struggling to convict suspected paedophiles under Operation Ore because forces do not have the resources to conduct investigations, .... more
(26 August 2003 15:02)

Homeless older people left out of service planning
Inadequate housing arrangements for older homeless people leaving hospital can lead to early re-admission or even needless death, a new report.... more
(26 August 2003 13:09)