Articles by Date : August 01 2006 - August 31 2006

Exam failures mean bleak future for children in care
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(23 August 2006 10:20)

Councils may take over supervision of unpaid work schemes for offenders
A Home Office plan says councils could take over supervision of some unpaid work schemes for offenders in the community from April 2008. more
(22 August 2006 00:00)

Reform education for looked-after children, says Barnardo's
Barnardo’s has called for major reforms to education services for looked-after children after parallel surveys showed huge problems with their.... more
(23 August 2006 09:37)

Sixty second interview with Jo Maybin, health policy researcher at the King's Fund
Stark differences in how much the NHS spends locally on mental health were revealed in new research published by health think-tank the King's Fund.... more
(15 August 2006 14:57)

Young people in care failed by the education system
Over three-quarters of young people in care in the UK leave school with no GCSEs or other educational qualifications, according to a report published.... more
(23 August 2006 09:05)

Create national service framework for people with learning difficulties, say professionals
The government should create a national service framework for people with learning difficulties, say professionals who have launched a consultation.... more
(22 August 2006 14:20)

80 asylum-seeking children detained for up to two months in 2005
At least 80 asylum-seeking children were held in detention for up two months last year, according to Home Office figures released today. more
(22 August 2006 13:57)

August 2006
Bulletin editor Geraldine Morris, BSc Solicitor and mediator, technical editor more
(22 August 2006 11:48)

Charity offers help for the 1 in 20 school leavers with no GCSEs
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(22 August 2006 09:31)

'Welsh strategy is a win-win'
Directors' leader Joe Howsam warns that the new blueprint for Welsh services must be well resourced. He spoke to Derren Hayes more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Talks on care costs of education places
A proposal for the Learning and Skills Council to stop funding the health and care costs of education packages for people with learning difficulties.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Worry over care for Lebanon returnees
People coming to Britain from war-torn Lebanon could be in need of social services but are unaware of where to find help, a social services director.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

TUC calls for end to age discrimination
The government and employers must tackle age discrimination and provide more training and support to older workers to ensure they do not end up on.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

State funds said to undermine charities
The independence of charities is being undermined by their increasing reliance on government funding, according to a right-wing think-tank. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Cherie Booth backs Wiltshire couple
The prime minister's wife has stepped into the row over cuts to adults' services in Wiltshire after a plea from the husband of a woman with multiple.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Nurses to challenge job ban list in court
Nurses working in social care are to legally challenge the Protection of Vulnerable Adults list because of the length of time innocent staff can be.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Islington denies privatisation claim
Islington Council has denied claims from trade union Unison that it has decided to privatise its in-house home care service to save money. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Central funding key to CareZone clone
A secure website for looked-after children, which is to close next month due to a lack of investment, could be set up again but only with a different.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Changes to inspection regime prompt fears of slipping standards at leading performers
Plans to focus on struggling services prompt campaigners to be concerned about knock-on effects, reports Amy Taylor more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Social workers earn less than sales reps
Frontline social work is the 124th best-paid profession in the UK, according to a report today from the GMB union. more
(21 August 2006 14:49)

Spiralling deficits hit health trusts
Fourteen primary care trusts face massive deficits for 2006-7 and the debts of half of these have risen significantly since April, heralding cost.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Directors oppose tariff payment idea
Rigid tariffs for social services under the NHS payment by results scheme would be incompatible with individual budgets and direct payments and.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Limit social care recruitment from third world
Workers from around the world have played, and will continue to play, a huge part in ensuring the UK's caring sectors meet their obligations to.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Assaults on mental health and learning difficulties staff: special report
The NHS and police this week pledged to get tough on violence against health and social care staff. more
(16 August 2006 16:12)

Child safety in early years settings: special report
How safe and healthy are children looked after by registered childcare providers in England? A new Ofsted report published today examines the.... more
(18 August 2006 16:26)

The Big Question
Who's best at listening to service users: social care or the NHS? more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Comment: Professional language - obstructing social workers engagement with clients
"Professional language" can obstruct social workers' engagement with clients, and vice versa, writes Nigel Leaney more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Simon Heng: Support and benefit systems discriminate against older people who become disabled
After struggling for years to achieve my independence as a disabled person, I allowed myself to think about the future. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Employers paying below legal minimum often use disability of workers as excuse
Employers that pay people less than the minimum wage often say they are doing so because a worker is disabled, the government said today. more
(21 August 2006 12:21)

If you ask me...David Bradder
David Bradder, 22, attends Craegmoor Healthcare's vocational skills centre for people with learning difficulties more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Inadequate care putting young children at risk
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(21 August 2006 10:16)

Delay in closing long-stay hospital leaves 93 residents unsure of future
People with learning difficulties have been left in limbo in one of the last remaining long-stay hospitals four months after it was due to close. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Policing sexual relationships on mental health wards
Stories of sexual abuse on mental health wards have left trusts in a dilemma over how to police consensual relationships, reports Sally Gillen more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Council's protection standards criticised
Inspectors have criticised Sandwell Council's social services for failing to ensure children are protected. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Foundation trusts grapple with ser vice users' part in governance role
Service users have lobbied for different approaches to being involved in trusts' governance boards. Gordon Carson reports more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Call for government action on children affected by alcohol misuse
A coalition of eleven charities and academics have written to the Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes today calling for urgent action to address the.... more
(21 August 2006 11:04)

Essex hotel specialises in holidays for older people and disabled people
A hotel with a difference is drawing holidaymakers to the seaside in Essex. Natalie Valios visited the Grosvenor Hotel at Westcliff, which.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Council will respond to judge's criticisms over mother supplying drugs to son
East Sussex Council has promised to respond within two weeks to a judge’s criticisms of its practice in the case of a boy supplied with class A drugs.... more
(18 August 2006 09:02)

Charity to help returning Britons
A charity based at Heathrow Airport is to work with UK consulates overseas to help Britons who are forced to return to the UK for social care. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Comment: Youth justice debate needs fresh thinking
The youth justice debate has been going round in circles for years, so now is the time to break with the past, writes Chris Wright more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Children with autism to meet children's commissioner
A group of children with autism are to meet with the Children’s Commissioner Al Aynsley-Green to deliver a new report on the experiences of.... more
(21 August 2006 10:25)

Opinion: Social care management chores could soon be history
In my darkest hours, I wonder if social work is the only profession to train workers to believe things and do things that will never be possible in.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Holes in funding may be exposed by ratings for adult care providers
Star ratings for England's 25,000 adult care providers could expose the shortfall in money needed to deliver the government's ambitions for services,.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Comment: Conspiracy of silence hindering mental health treatment
Georgina Wakefield blasts the conspiracy of silence that accompanied her son's mental health treatment more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Money offered to improve staff skills
Funding is still available for councils in England to support private, voluntary and independent sector employers improve the skills of their.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Cuts to social care courses in Scotland
The number of adults funded to start modern apprenticeships in social care and health is to be halved after Scottish executive cuts. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Minister proposes electronic records
An NHS-style electronic record for social services clients could be introduced in Wales, according to the Welsh health minister. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Code on cards to stop employers draining developing world of staff
A code of ethics on the recruitment of social workers from overseas is being developed to stop authorities and agencies in England actively hunting.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Some job vacancies due to 'cost-cutting'
A social services leader has criticised some Scottish councils for their "haphazard" policy of leaving some social work posts unfilled to keep costs.... more
(18 August 2006 00:00)

Regulators launch conduct hearings
Scottish and Welsh social care workforce regulators are to carry out their first hearings into the conduct of social workers. more
(18 August 2006 00:00)