Articles by Date : August 01 2004 - August 31 2004

Poor funding creates holiday care lottery for disabled children
The local ‘pot-luck’ provision of local authority funded holiday schemes is exacerbating the lack of summer holiday activities for disabled children,.... more
(27 August 2004 11:04)

Letters
Clarke’s school days won’t help I’m not quite sure what lies behind Charles Clarke’s latest education proposals, but I have my suspicions as.... more
(27 August 2004 11:03)

Sex on the beach
The holiday atmosphere of seaside resorts encourages the young people who live in them to adopt a risky attitude to sex all year round, writes Joy.... more
(27 August 2004 11:01)

Parents do not play
Parents may not be playing with their children as much as they believe they are, according to a survey. more
(27 August 2004 10:45)

Government issues guidance on sex advice for under-16s
The government has confirmed that young people under 16 should be able to get contraception, abortions, and treatment for sexually transmitted.... more
(27 August 2004 10:41)

‘Schools left out of debate on future of children’s services’
More discussion is needed on the role that schools should play in the proposed changes to children’s services, according to the Confederation of.... more
(27 August 2004 10:39)

Rapid rise in sexual infections
New figures indicate that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are rising rapidly among young people. more
(27 August 2004 10:37)

Child care providers need more spot checks
Inspection body Ofsted should make more unannounced visits to child care providers, the president of an association for early years workers has.... more
(27 August 2004 10:36)

Schools need nurses, says nursing officer
All secondary schools should have at least one full-time school nurse, England’s chief nursing officer has recommended in a report. more
(27 August 2004 10:35)

Journey schools must take
Schools hold a key role in the government’s agenda for reforming children’s services. Many people in schools are already supporting children’s social.... more
(27 August 2004 10:33)

Do children need fathers?
The charity Families Need Fathers has succeeded in making child contact arrangements an issue of men’s civil rights - and the Conservative Party has.... more
(27 August 2004 10:32)

The puppet tsars
The government has long appointed tsars to promote a sudden and intense commitment to single issues from drugs to social care. But what, if any, is.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Penalty charge
Many local authorities are adjusting their charges for non-residential social services to comply with government guidelines, and many older people.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Be honest with me
Which is the worst affliction: living with a chronic illness, not being told what the illness is, or not receiving support to deal with it? Joanna.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Has the shine worn off the tsars?
Tsars had power which they used to ruthlessly brush aside obstacles to achieve their goals. Today's "tsars" in the government must be rather more.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

If you ask me...
Simon Stevens has cerebral palsy and is chief executive of disability services provider Enable Enterprises. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
A service user's view of social care. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

'She won't call me mum'
Kathleen Franklin's daughter does not view her as her mother having been brought up by grandparents. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

The big question
Do you support the introduction of compulsory ID cards? more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

It's just too easy to escape the list
People will be endangered by the exceptions in the protection of vulnerable adults rules, writes Nigel Turner. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Why I hope Ladyman's vision makes us smile
Two 25th anniversaries this year offer different perspectives on getting better and staying well. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Tragedy exposes gaps in checks of vulnerable young people in custody
Policies to prevent suicides in jail may appear watertight but, as Clare Jerrom reports, to experts and bereaved parents they have been proved.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Young homeless may be live-in carers
Older people's charities have welcomed the possibility of unemployed young people being given cheap accommodation with older people in return for.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Poor social services and flaws in integrated working dog Wales
Greater integration of health and social services in Wales - one of the major policies of devolution - has failed to deliver better health for the.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Edinburgh union backs Ness report
Unison has welcomed an external review into the death of Caleb Ness that says lack of resources affected Edinburgh Council's ability to deal with the.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

'Tax credit problems may outweigh gains'
Problems with the family tax credit system are threatening to outweigh the benefits it offers poorer families, a new study has found. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Welsh would-be adoptors put off
Prospective adopters in Wales have been let down by negative responses to their initial enquiries to adoption agencies, a survey by the St David's.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Stigma fears over targeting strategy
Campaigners have raised fears that government plans to target prisoners' children for prevention work could lead to them being labelled and.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Cash boost for Scottish voluntary groups comes with strings attached
The Scottish executive has unveiled £18m of funding for regenerating the country's most deprived communities, but voluntary and community.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Extent of re-abuse uncovered in study
A paediatrican is calling for more research into the number of children who are re-abused when they return home after child protection investigations. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Applause for action on treatment orders
Charities have given a cautious welcome to the restrictions on compulsory community treatment orders in changes to the draft mental health bill. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Refugee group raises concern over reasons for fall in asylum applicants
Applications for asylum fell by 13 per cent to 9,210 in the second quarter of 2004, new official figures have revealed. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Warning of gaps in child protection
Children affected by domestic violence should come under the protection of children's services directors and safeguarding children boards, says the.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Scotland may trial tagging under-16s
Seven Scottish councils may pilot the electronic tagging of young persistent offenders. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Travel industry acts on sex tourism
A charity has joined forces with the travel industry to crack down on sex tourism after Home Office-funded research showed 54 per cent of.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Shortage of carers hits children's lives
Children's lives are being "badly disrupted" because of a critical shortage of foster carers in England, reveals a survey by the Fostering Network. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Lies may inflate drug figures
Drug use among teenagers may not be as high as believed, new evidence suggests. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Most say curfews have not helped
Fifty-nine per cent of visitors to Community Care 's website believe curfews have not helped to reduce antisocial behaviour in their area. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Horror at Sheriff's rejection of report
A court decision to throw out a pre-sentence report on a sex offender because it was written by two female social workers has been attacked by.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Charity urges action to recruit more staff to work with drug misusers
The government has been urged to improve the status and training of staff who work with drug misusers in a bid to tackle recruitment and retention.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Child detainees soar in six months
The number of asylum seeker children being detained in removal centres has risen sixfold in the past six months, official figures published this week.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Single access point to care proposed
The government, Local Government Association and older people charities are joining forces to create a one-stop shop for older people. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Durham backed on living will decision
The Commission for Social Care Inspection has backed Durham Council's decision to follow a severely ill woman's wishes by not intervening to save her.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Departments set to trade in services
From next week, all but a handful of social services departments in England could bid to take over the running of other councils' social care.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Commission turns heat on councils with poor direct payments records
Councils face increased focus on direct payments in their performance assessment after new figures revealed poor uptake of the scheme. more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

Get out of the back seat
Some say that public transport is overrated. Who wants to squeeze onto a bus with lots of other people, all going to the same inconvenient "one-size.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

They've suffered enough
The government is delighted that the number seeking asylum in this country has fallen sharply. Never mind that our news broadcasts show no sign of a.... more
(26 August 2004 00:00)

The MHA still offers protection where the wrong nearest relative is identified
A recent High Court judgment provides guidance on the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on applications for detention under the.... more
(26 August 2004 12:47)

Charity urges action to recruit more staff to work with drug misusers
The government has been urged to improve the status and training of staff who work with drug misusers in a bid to tackle recruitment and retention.... more
(26 August 2004 14:44)

Departments set to trade in services
From next week, all but a handful of social services departments in England could bid to take over the running of other councils’ social care.... more
(26 August 2004 14:26)