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Jab that could ease Alzheimer’s torment
Other headlines include: Big cash boost for social enterprise; NHS agrees to fund ‘vital’ MS drug; Cameron: Scrap the Human Rights Act; Help the Aged.... more
(22 August 2007 10:27)
Youth justice tug-of-war could tear board apart
Whitehall impasse puts question mark over future of Youth Justice Board leaders more
(22 August 2007 10:27)
Bamford Review puts service user rights first in N Ireland
England and Wales will trail rest of UK if executive approves proposals more
(22 August 2007 10:03)
Editorial Comment: Leave the messenger be
When the Public Interest Disclosure Act was passed in 1998 it was meant to offer protection to staff who blew the whistle on abuse and poor standards.... more
(22 August 2007 09:33)
Reasons to be cheerful
A feature to be published in next week’s Community Care magazine suggests social care is fast becoming a happier place to work, with advances being.... more
(22 August 2007 09:00)
London mother arrested over child’s murder
A mother was arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of her two-year-old daughter in Barking, east London. more
(21 August 2007 16:11)
Learning disabilities: Children benefit from multiple interviews
Children with learning disabilities are more communicative in police interviews if they are questioned on different occasions, say researchers. more
(21 August 2007 14:10)
Help the Aged calls for action on older people's housing
Help the Aged today called on the government to set up a national network of handyperson services in England to help avert a housing crisis among.... more
(22 August 2007 00:34)
Home Office work permits concession may be ineffectual
A government concession to ensure social care is not disrupted by restrictions on work permits for overseas staff could prove ineffectual, it has.... more
(21 August 2007 12:56)
FRANK cannabis campaign targets young people
Drugs information service FRANK has claimed success in a campaign to raise young people’s awareness of the impact of cannabis. more
(21 August 2007 11:30)
School uniforms to be tracked by satellite
Other headlines today include: Baby in freezer girl jailed; Teen robber threw victim out of wheelchair; Family's fury as £30k left to carers; I was a.... more
(21 August 2007 10:08)
Unison and council bosses face last-ditch pay talks
Unison and its fellow local government unions will hold last-ditch discussions with council leaders this Friday over whether they will improve their.... more
(21 August 2007 08:33)
Is this the future of social care?
A report published this week by City University found that cognitive behavioural therapy delivered by computer has significant success in tackling.... more
(21 August 2007 08:28)
Chief inspector of prisons calls for end to court cell use
Prisoners in court cells do not receive adequate checks on their vulnerability, risks or medical problems, the chief inspector of prisons said today. more
(20 August 2007 15:12)
Big Lottery Fund boosts children’s projects
Children’s projects have received a Big Lottery Fund boost today. more
(20 August 2007 13:44)
Cyber CBT reduces depression, City University study finds
Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy can reduce physical symptoms and illnesses caused by depression by over 25%, according to new research. more
(20 August 2007 12:25)
Age Concern: Older people’s foot care services “rationed”
Many older people are not getting foot care because of increasing “rationing” of NHS chiropody services, according to a report by Age Concern out.... more
(20 August 2007 11:44)
Visa rule changes put care homes on alert
Other headlines today include: Too scared to leave our homes; Anorexia may be inherited – and linked to autism; Care failure traps elderly more
(20 August 2007 09:53)
Manchester mental health staff back strike
More than 200 Manchester mental health workers have voted for strike action in protest at the suspension of a union activist, Unison said today. more
(17 August 2007 15:56)
Community Care Mission Statement Results
In a sector like social care, there are so many worthy causes in need of extra funding, a higher profile, and political attention. A month ago, we.... more
(17 August 2007 15:55)
Sentencing advisory panel: halve maximum Asbo jail term
The Sentencing Advisory Panel has called for the maximum jail term for anti-social behaviour order breaches by young offenders to be halved to one.... more
(17 August 2007 15:44)
Quickfire Q&A with Liz Sayce
Chief executive of RADAR more
(17 August 2007 13:51)
Placing siblings in foster care
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(17 August 2007 12:18)
Edinburgh staff to strike over social care cuts
Edinburgh Council staff will hold a one-day strike next week in protest againts cuts to adults' and children's services. more
(17 August 2007 10:56)
Judge urges parents to take responsibility
Other headlines today include: Former addict fled open prison to escape the drugs; Doctors ‘diagnose too many people with depression’; Courts urged.... more
(17 August 2007 10:47)
Strange but true: your top 50 entries
We asked you to tell us about the strangest things you have ever been asked to do at work. Lauren Revans compiles your Top 50 tales of weird things.... more
(17 August 2007 10:34)
Remploy closures consultation extended by a month
Consultation on the future of Remploy factories earmarked for closure has been extended by a month, it emerged this week. more
(16 August 2007 17:03)
Children to decide Al Aynsley-Green's priorities
Children's commissioner for England Al Aynsley-Green will allow children and young people to decide how he should spend over £125,000 from his 2008-9.... more
(16 August 2007 16:36)
Ivan Lewis adds mental health to Dignity in Care campaign
The government’s Dignity in Care campaign is to be extended from older people to people with mental health problems, care services minister Ivan.... more
(16 August 2007 15:46)
Disabled children's campaign urges benefits push
The Every Disabled Child Matters campaign today called on the government to launch a major take-up campaign on disability living allowance to tackle.... more
(16 August 2007 15:00)
The strangest things you’ve had to do at work: the Top 10
We asked you to send us tales of comic or unusual things you have been asked to do at work and were inundated with amusing anecdotes. Here are your.... more
(16 August 2007 14:48)
Big Lottery Fund gives £1.2m to help excluded play
The Big Lottery Fund yesterday announced £1.2m of funding for seven schemes to help excluded and disabled children play. more
(16 August 2007 12:41)
Can the sound of music really make elderly patients feel better?
Other headlines include: Was Doc killed in revenge attack?; Osborne signals attack on Brown’s failure to spread wealth; Minimum wage has shrunk pay.... more
(16 August 2007 10:26)
Barking launches serious case review into fatal stabbing
A London council has launched a serious case review after a two year old girl was yesterday found stabbed to death and her mother seriously injured.... more
(15 August 2007 15:59)
Individual budgets should be extended to NHS patients
Individual budgets should be extended to the NHS to give patients more control over their care, according to a report published today.
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(15 August 2007 14:36)
Young offenders: £80 million a year “wasted”
About £80m a year is being “wasted” because young people leaving custody are being inadequately resettled, according to a report out today. more
(15 August 2007 13:17)
Prospects for the 10-year youth services strategy
The government's 10-year strategy on youth services promises to reach the most disengaged young people. Anabel Unity Sale considers its chances of.... more
(16 August 2007 08:46)
Should social workers have a legal duty to blow the whistle?
This week, MPs and peers called for staff caring for older people to have a legal duty to report abuse, with protection for confidentiality and.... more
(16 August 2007 08:44)
The 10-year youth services strategy: key proposals
The 10-year youth services strategy: key proposals The government has pledged to: ● Set up pilots to explore how young people can design and.... more
(15 August 2007 14:19)
Waltham Forest Council’s bid for resilience among children
Service managers are looking beyond immediate needs to build skills for future survival. Corin Williams reports
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(15 August 2007 13:57)
Holidays for people with learning disabilities
But for many people with learning disabilities the road to vacation is strewn with barriers. Natalie Valios looks at the problems service users face.... more
(15 August 2007 13:30)
Case Study - Jayne Bennett
'I like Blackpool so much I have been five times in the past two years ' more
(15 August 2007 13:24)
Helping a 'lost child' regain self-worth
After a catastrophic early history of neglect and abuse, a child is then pushed over the edge by the death of his only sibling more
(15 August 2007 13:12)
Research Abstracts: Approaches to adoption
Author: Wallis, Lorraine Title: Counting the losses: people who do not pursue their adoption enquiry Reference: Adoption and Fostering, 30(1),.... more
(15 August 2007 12:43)
Assessing the suitability of new adoptive parents
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(15 August 2007 12:38)
Risk and older people
Bob Hudson looks at two studies that find social care professionals assess risk for older people on the basis of experience rather than evidence or.... more
(15 August 2007 12:31)
Making equality key to mental health services
Networking: helping practitioners and service users connect with like-minded people more
(15 August 2007 12:08)
I like the idea of becoming a locum. What steps should I take? MORE...