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Centres should replace use of cells
The use of police cells to detain people with mental health problems is "wholly inappropriate", according to a joint review published this week by.... more
(27 October 2005 08:46)
Activists concerned over welfare reform
Campaigners have told Community Care that the welfare reform green paper, which was expected to be published this week, has been delayed. more
(27 October 2005 08:44)
'Children trafficked to make cannabis'
Vietnamese children are being trafficked into the UK to work in houses producing cannabis, it has been claimed. more
(27 October 2005 08:42)
Tackling depression and improving mental health in older people
For anyone with depression the future can seem fearful. Depression makes disability worse, recovery from illness or treatment harder and reduces.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Facing the Future. Older People and Care
A series of articles about the future of older people' s services. more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Nothing Less Than Equality and Human Rights
Over the last four years or so, there has been gradually increasing recognition that age discrimination is at the root of many of the difficulties.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Icing on the cake for older people
There is much that is good in our current health and social care service, but there is a fatal flaw. We have cake, but it needs icing. The NHS was a.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Promoting choice in home care
Home care has traditionally meant various forms of help at home enabling older people to preserve a dignity and independence through assistance with.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Building on Solid Foundations
The Older People’s NSF launched in 2001 was a 10 year programme of reform - now that we have passed the initial milestones of that document it seems.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Talk to Us; Listen to Us; Work with Us
CURRENT LANDSCAPES
In 2005 professional discussions about older people still involve for the most part the following considerations
• thinking.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Runaways and missing children bill to be introduced in parliament
A bill highlighting the need for a national system for safeguarding runaway and missing children is being introduced into parliament. more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Regional Breakdown
Regional breakdown map for Recruitment Talk more
(26 October 2005 16:14)
What I would have done differently
The need for strong support and advice has been evident during Peter Hay’s career in social care more
(27 October 2005 00:01)
What’s up on the web
Blogging is taking off among councillors. more
(27 October 2005 12:13)
I didn’t get where I am today...
Please complete this sentence: I didn’t get where I am today without… more
(26 October 2005 11:54)
Aynsley-Green questions use of Asbos
The children’s commissioner for England questioned the use of antisocial behaviour orders for some children today at the National Social Services.... more
(21 October 2005 00:00)
Claims of child trafficking emerge
Vietnamese children are being trafficked into the UK to work in houses producing cannabis, it has been claimed. more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Questions raised over success of partnerships
Public bodies must examine whether partnerships are delivering amid evidence some agencies do not know how many they are involved in, the Audit.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Former prison director tipped to head Noms
Hugh Taylor, a former prison service director who is currently strategy and business development director in the Department of Health, is being.... more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Cells slammed as inappropriate for holding people with mental health problems
The use of police cells to detain people with mental health problems for their own or other people’s safety is “wholly inappropriate”, according to a.... more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Wednesday 26 October 2005
Clarke will free more offenders more
(26 October 2005 00:00)
Custard Pie
This weeks virtual custard pie goes to... more
(26 October 2005 09:14)
Remploy jobs ‘not value for money’
Many factories run by a company funded by the government to employ disabled people are not offering value for money, according to research. more
(26 October 2005 08:02)
Welsh recruitment task force agreed
The Welsh Local Government Association is to set up a task force to tackle the country’s social services recruitment crisis. more
(26 October 2005 07:58)
Minister says social work profession is vital
The reputation and status of the social work profession is in the process of being transformed in the same way as those of the teaching profession, a.... more
(26 October 2005 07:51)
A future for quality residential care
At present, a quarter of people over the age of 80 are likely to spend their last years in a care home. With more and more people living longer,.... more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Supporting Independence
Helping older people to stay in their own homes and giving them greater control over their own lives and the care they need is central to our aim of.... more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Creating Care for the whole person
There can be little doubt that “a radical change of perspective is needed if public services are to meet the challenges of our ageing society” . more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
A Consumer and a Critical Friend
Most of my life I have taken an interest in being a user of services - mainly health, education and transport. I have been part of teams providing.... more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Facing the Future
This is a golden moment to shape and influence care and support for older people. With a new Government and a sharper media focus on our ageing.... more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Framework for children's mental health in Scotland revealed
A framework for children’s and young people’s mental health was launched by deputy health minister Lewis McDonald yesterday at a conference in.... more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Education White paper published
Local authorities will no longer provide education under measures outlined in the Education White Paper, published by the education secretart Ruth.... more
(25 October 2005 16:41)
Social services chiefs' dismay at exclusion
Social care leaders have expressed disappointment at their exclusion from a panel appointed to advise the government on the restructuring of primary.... more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Youth justice services must address children’s needs
Local authorities need to do more to ensure children leaving custody are better supported, the Association of Directors of Social Services and the.... more
(25 October 2005 07:27)
Schools fail to realise importance of physical education
Primary schools and nurseries are failing to devote enough resources and time to pupils’ physical development, according to the chief inspector of.... more
(25 October 2005 07:29)
Family support services sidelined in drive to protect
Services for looked after children and those in need of protection are being improved at the expense of lower level support services for other.... more
(25 October 2005 07:32)
School discipline problems require whole-community response
Schools must combine forces with the police, social services and the wider community if they are to combat bad behaviour in the classroom, local.... more
(25 October 2005 07:37)
How to be a trustee
Being a charity trustee can be hard work and is usually unpaid, according to the Charity Commission. So why do it? Like many volunteering.... more
(24 October 2005 00:00)
White paper sets out radical reform for schools
All schools will be encouraged to become self-governing independent state schools, under new plans set out in the education white paper to be.... more
(25 October 2005 14:21)
Improved monitoring of sex offenders in Scotland announced
Tough new measures to improve the monitoring of sex offenders in Scotland were announced this week by the Scottish executive.
more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Tuesday 25 October 2005
Blair's public service crusade more
(25 October 2005 00:00)
Helplines prove invaluable support to people with mental health problems
A leading mental health charity will tomorrow publish research which finds telephone helplines provide valuable emotional support for people with.... more
(24 October 2005 00:00)
Quarter of a million children experience overcrowding
Cramped housing conditions lead to sleep deprivation and mental health problems yet more than a quarter of a million children in England may have to.... more
(24 October 2005 00:00)
Children’s lives blighted by social housing shortage
An estimated 98,000 children have no bedroom and are instead forced to sleep in the lounge, dining room or kitchen due to overcrowding, new research.... more
(24 October 2005 14:40)
Monday 24 October 2005
Britain is experiencing a vodka boom more
(24 October 2005 00:00)
Hughes calls for action to tackle antisocial parents
Children’s minister Beverley Hughes today called on public sector agencies to ensure that they were open to using compulsory measures to deal with.... more
(21 October 2005 15:23)
Youth opportunity card fails to find favour
Serious concerns exist over the plans in the youth green paper for an opportunity card for young people. more
(21 October 2005 14:48)
Wanless: demand for intensive services may not decline
There is little evidence as yet to justify the much-touted claim that investment in preventive services will reduce future demand for intensive.... more
(21 October 2005 00:00)
President pledges to press government for resources
The new president of the Association of Directors of Social Services has vowed to press the government to increase investment in both adult and.... more
(21 October 2005 00:00)
Should I live near where I work, and near my clients? MORE...