Articles by Date : October 01 2001 - October 31 2001

Spending cuts led to Brent failing Victoria
Severe underspending in children's services at Brent Council resulted in 10 social worker posts being cut, 13 vacancies being frozen, and the whole.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Local authorities fail to review cases
New performance assessment framework indicators show that only a quarter of local authorities in England reviewed all their child protection cases.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Stricter checks after young boy's death
The conviction of Simon and Michelle McWilliam for cruelty to their adopted son last week highlights the importance of thorough checks and.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Measured debate needed by media
Newspaper and broadcast editors have welcomed the message of the Association of Directors of Social Services' incoming president Mike Leadbetter.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Responding to Grief
By Caroline Currer. Palgrave £14. more
(25 October 2001 12:17)

Have your say
Welcome to Community Care's online discussion forum 'Have your say'. This is your opportunity to air your views and let everyone know what you.... more
(25 October 2001 12:09)

Milburn out of touch
The anger and sadness were almost tangible in the conference hall in Harrogate following last week's keynote address to the National Social.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Housing body warns of 'subsidy junkies'
The Chartered Institute of Housing has warned the government that its proposals for reforms of local authority rents will make councils even more.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Eligibility criteria leave disabled parents without support services
Disabled parents are often unable to obtain support services because their needs are not included in eligibility criteria, delegates heard last.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

New care commission set fact-finding mission in first year
Work in the first operational year of the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) will focus on finding out how people achieve outcomes, not.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Independent sector can bridge gap
The independent sector can offer a "continuum of services" for people with specialist conditions when they fall between health and social care.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Debate: child protection
Child protection is under pressure and, as the deaths of Victoria Climbie and Lauren Wright show, root-and-branch reform should not be ruled out. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

The long goodbye
Attachment disorder is a common barrier to the success of adoptions, and could threaten the attainment of adoption targets. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Trapped by ignorance
The Victoria Climbie case has highlighted the difficulties social care staff still have with racial and cultural issues and how the fear of being.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Children must come first
There is only so much time social work teams can give to parents who show little interest in bringing up their children. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Multi-agency work is crucial to prevention
Yvonne Roberts on why social work and the medical profession need a better understanding of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

This week's writer works in an older persons' team
Monday Went to visit a lively client of mine, who moved into a residential home last week. She woke at 2am on her first night, and found a woman.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Lucy's Story: Autism and Other Adventures
By Lucy Blackman. Jessica Kingsley £12.95 ISBN 1 85302 776 6 Failure to develop speech is not unusual in autism. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Research into practice
Gaynor Wingham studies research on the extent of delinquency among teenagers and the impact of parenting on teenagers' development. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Joint teams pave way for care trusts
Youth offending teams or community mental health groups are good templates for care trust structures, the conference was told. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Conservatives want less control
Many social services departments are no longer able adequately to carry out their statutory responsibilities," Tim Loughton, the new Conservative.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

New York link up offers lessons
An interview with the deputy mayor of New York Anthony Coles, in which he talked about the aftermath of 11 September, was relayed to delegates at.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Lib Dems call for increase in income tax to pay for services
Structural change in the shape of care trusts could be a way of diverting attention from the under-resourcing of social services, Evan Harris,.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Inspections burden could be eased
Best Value inspectors are looking for ways to co-ordinate inspections across local authority services to cut down unnecessary duplication. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Open up social care to expertise of partners, says Leadbetter
Incoming Association of Directors of Social Services president Mike Leadbetter told delegates that both social services and government would have.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Challenge to the NHS: 'talk to us, not at us'
It is time those working in local authorities took on the health service and challenged the NHS to take them seriously, conference delegates were.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Partnership of equals needed
Rob Grieg, director of the Institute for Applied Health and Social Policy, and new head of the government's valuing people implementation team,.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Just two cheers for Mr Milburn
Social services need long-term investment not a quick fix argues Paul Burstow, Lib Dems spokesperson for older people. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Buying services together
Two of our regular panellists offer advice and support. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

When forms fail the reality test
To what extent do government protocols covering social work with children in need, with their accompanying form-filling, hinder rather than help.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Moving testimony
Partnerships between housing associations and the Royal National Institute for Deaf People are giving deaf people with additional needs the chance.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Colour blindness
When the two highly sensitive areas of race and intervention collide social services can be too scared to act for fear of being labelled racist. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Voluntary reorganisation
With the convergence of care and health and the increase in joint agency working, many voluntary sector agencies providing adult services are.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Practice makes perfect
Social work in general and local authority social work in particular have always minimised the role of the practitioner. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

A democratic parliament
John Patrick Woodhouse is an MP. But in his parliament everyone speaks their mind and attendance is high. more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

News analysis of the staffing crisis and Milburn's speech
Pay is not the be all andend all of the staffing crisis, claims study A Local Government Association survey of staff and management reveals.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Tick for Manchester foster care services
The majority of staff and foster carers working for Manchester social services department's foster care services are very committed and provide.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

Scottish proposals for compulsory treatment fail to please campaigners
Heralded as the most radical shake up of mental health legislation in Scotland for 40 years by health minister Susan Deacon, new proposals.... more
(25 October 2001 00:00)

A million older carers receive no regular support from social services
More than one million older carers face caring responsibilities with no regular support from social services, home care agencies or health,.... more
(24 October 2001 10:53)

Social worker negotiates end to M4 seige
A social worker from Lincolnshire played a central role in negotiating the safe release of a two-year-old child who was being held hostage by his.... more
(24 October 2001 16:08)

New website in Glasgow for people with learning difficulties
People with learning difficulties are to have their own website designed and managed by Glasgow Council in response to recent research saying care.... more
(24 October 2001 16:39)

Charity donations in Scotland increase for first time in 5 years
Public donations to charities have increased in Scotland for the first time since the introduction of the National Lottery, according to research.... more
(24 October 2001 16:44)

MP calls on Smith to investigate links between director and care home assessment company
An MP has called on the health minister Jacqui Smith to investigate links between a director of social services and a company that assesses.... more
(24 October 2001 11:20)

Judge allows appeal for man with mental health problems in poor housing case
In R Wahid v London Borough of Tower Hamlets the Courts looked once again at the relationship between the provision of housing departments and.... more
(24 October 2001 17:27)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(25 October 2001 09:59)

Policy on asylum seekers must be more humane, government told
The government’s review of policy on asylum seekers should lead to more humane treatment, the British Medical Association has urged, writes.... more
(25 October 2001 10:35)

New cash for education of looked after children
Every looked after child in Scotland is to benefit from a new fund to boost their education, according to education minister Jack McConnell. more
(22 October 2001 17:39)

A daily summary of social care stories from the daily newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(23 October 2001 09:54)

Brighton and Hove tightens adoption procedures after couple convicted of cruelty
Adoption procedures at Brighton and Hove Council have been rigorously examined and tightened following the death of a four-year-old child abused by.... more
(23 October 2001 11:59)

Directors' leader faces the press
Newspaper and broadcast editors have welcomed the `challenging` messages of the Association of Directors of Social Services incoming president Mike.... more
(24 October 2001 13:07)