Articles by Date : August 01 2005 - August 31 2005

Thursday 25 August 2005
Divorced women risk poverty in retirement Boots to offer chlamydia screening more
(25 August 2005 09:48)

Regulator 'ignored' drugs research claim
The UK medicines regulator ignored evidence that antidepressants can make adults prone to suicide, a scientist has claimed. more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Institute must work with range of users
The National Institute for Mental Health in England must change its working practices to engage with a wider range of service users, according to a.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

My practice
Complaints can help us include the views of service users and carers in policy and procedures, says Sarah Baalham . more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Care system reform needs to be faster
Campaigners are demanding that the government sets a timetable for improving the care home system for older people. more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

So many questions
Channel Four's attempt to throw light on obsessive compulsive disorder in a Big Brother-style household showed the importance of peer support. But .... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Making history
A complex investigation into historical abuse allegations concerning children's residential care required vast resources at a time when statutory.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

For better or for worse
The white paper on health and social care proposes a closer relationship between the two. In this article, Anabel Unity Sale asks whether social.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Councils criticise guidance on carers
Two-fifths of councils have rated draft government policy guidance to accompany legislation on carers and disabled children as inadequate, it was.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Short-term funding hampering Wales
Regeneration policy in Wales is uncoordinated and based on a deluge of multiple, short-term funding streams, according to the Wales Audit Office. more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Westminster mounts day centres defence
The head of Westminster Council's new building-based service for rough sleepers has hit back at critics, saying the policy has already had a positive.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
Fifteen years after the introduction of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disabled people and their supporters have been camped out on the.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Funding formula 'to be delayed until fate of adult services becomes clear'
Speculation is mounting that the controversial Supporting People redistribution formula, which could lead to huge funding cuts for some councils, is.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

This Life: Yes, i am my illness
Jeremy Clarke, who has bipolar disorder, breaks with convention and defines himself by his condition more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Induction training shake-up for adult care professionals
Six-month foundation period set to be scrapped and induction to be extended from six weeks to 12 as Skills for Care rings the changes, writes Derren.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Interest in social care courses booms
Workforce experts have hailed a huge rise in the number of young people taking vocational social care qualifications. more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Viewpoint: Social care needs space to flourish
The government is giving out contradictory messages about social care's relationship with health, writes Ray Jones more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Charity wants B&Bs assessed before use
Risk assessments carried out on bed and breakfast accommodation should occur before they house young people at risk of offending, campaigners said.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Government to act on secure beds
The government has bowed to pressure from managers of local authority secure children's homes (Laschs) to investigate why there is a high rate of.... more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Court secrecy is not in Children's interest
Social workers and children would be better served by an open family court system, writes Yvonne Roberts . more
(25 August 2005 00:00)

Basic bank accounts failing poor
The basic financial needs of the poorest people are still not being met despite the introduction of ‘no-frills’ bank accounts five years ago,.... more
(24 August 2005 00:00)

Asylum removals down leaving government short of target
The number of failed asylum seekers being removed fell by 5 per cent in April to June this year on the same period last year, according to quarterly.... more
(23 August 2005 14:40)

Asylum-seeking family loses benefits appeal
Another family have lost their appeal against the government’s policy that can lead to the children of failed asylum seekers being taken into care, .... more
(24 August 2005 15:50)

Ethnic minorities unknown to services
Under a quarter of people with learning difficulties from ethnic minority groups are known to services, according to a report out yesterday, writes.... more
(24 August 2005 15:45)

Wednesday 24 August 2005
Asbo threat to man who races tides No frills’ banking still fails the poor more
(24 August 2005 10:33)

Children & Families Focus, 29th September 2005
  Community Care is running a children and families Focus on 29th September 2005. The main aim will be.... more
(23 August 2005 15:25)

Social services vacancy rate rises
Despite a number of government initiatives and increased recruitment advertising by local authorities, the vacancy rate in social services.... more
(22 August 2005 08:56)

LPSAs boost performance but not central-local relations
A policy giving councils financial incentives to hit challenging targets has brought significant improvements but failed to boost relations between.... more
(23 August 2005 14:31)

Improved health will not cut dementia rates, says study
Improving general health will not cut dementia rates which will rise in step with the ageing population, according to research out today. more
(23 August 2005 13:24)

Inspectors deliver verdict on child care providers
Almost half of England’s estimated 105,000 childcare providers are providing a good service, the watchdog Ofsted has revealed. more
(22 August 2005 16:10)

Government admits defeat on charity VAT ruling
The government has confirmed that it will not appeal against last month’s High Court ruling that the Children’s Society should be able to reclaim.... more
(23 August 2005 07:56)

Think tank set to challenge school admissions policies
A month after the government launched a consultation on school admissions procedures, an influential think-tank looks set to recommend that all.... more
(16 August 2005 08:08)

Tuesday 23 August 2005
Drugs company defends Seroxat Drug dad broke his tot’s leg more
(23 August 2005 10:17)

Six month wait for verdict on impact of jilbab ruling
Schools will have to wait another six months for clarification on how to behave when considering decisions that could impact on pupils’ human.... more
(23 August 2005 07:51)

DH accused of not understanding councils' needs
Most local government heads feel the Department of Health does not understand councils’ needs, according to a DH stakeholder survey released on.... more
(22 August 2005 11:00)

Monday 22 August 2005
Jail inmate record Lose your children for being too poor more
(22 August 2005 10:11)

Travellers in Scotland still face discrimination
Discrimination against travellers in Scotland has failed to improve in the four years since a parliamentary inquiry recommended 37 policy changes to.... more
(22 August 2005 09:15)

Westminster homelessness policy "is working"
The head of Westminster's new building-based service for rough sleepers has hit back at critics, saying the policy has already had a positive impact,.... more
(22 August 2005 09:13)

Welsh regeneration policy is uncoordinated
Regeneration policy in Wales is uncoordinated and based on a deluge of multiple, short-term funding streams, according to a report by the Wales Audit.... more
(22 August 2005 09:09)

Financial crisis at Cafcass
A financial crisis has left the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service facing industrial action, an exodus of self-employed guardians.... more
(18 August 2005 11:30)

Councils unite to slam asylum policy
Ten councils in Yorkshire and Humberside lashed out against the government policy that can lead to failed asylum seekers having their children taken.... more
(19 August 2005 00:00)

On-line register launched to help police manage sex offenders
Police forces from across the country will be able to share information on sex offenders from today thanks to a new electronic register. more
(19 August 2005 14:17)

New Home Office computer system goes live
A new computer system that allows police forces across the UK to share information about the most dangerous violent and sex offenders in a bid to.... more
(19 August 2005 12:27)

Friday 19 August 2005
Dying teenager is filmed Policeman arrested after his son dies more
(19 August 2005 11:22)

Children's workforce backs Asbos for kids
More than seven out of 10 people who work with children and young people think it is right to consider the use of antisocial behaviour orders for.... more
(17 August 2005 11:04)

Report highlights salary discrepancies
Education staff working in young offender institutions earn almost 10 per cent less than their colleagues in mainstream further education, according.... more
(18 August 2005 12:19)

Less rough sleepers in contact with services
The number of new rough sleepers contacted on the streets by outreach workers in London has fallen by 20 per cent over the past three years,.... more
(17 August 2005 16:51)

Expert intervention
Benjamin* is deafblind because of Charge syndrome. more
(18 August 2005 11:14)

Hand to mouth existence
For the past four years deafblind children have been entitled to specialist help. But Sue Brown finds that services are failing to provide the.... more
(18 August 2005 11:12)

Voyage of re-discovery
Coventry Council became so concerned at social work’s loss of direction that it set up a practitioners’ group to review practice. John Bolton .... more
(18 August 2005 11:03)