Articles by Date : October 01 2007 - October 31 2007

Case Study: Peter van der Gucht
'They assumed I would put people at risk' more
(18 October 2007 08:10)

Striving for excellence?
Is your team passionate, committed and innovative? Have they implemented progressive new ways of working that are transforming lives? If so, they.... more
(18 October 2007 07:49)

Adult care directors link with lead council members
The relationship between the director of adult social services and the relevant lead council member is a key one for staff morale and better.... more
(18 October 2007 07:41)

Director Michael Hart on how Ofsted is embracing social care
In March, Ofsted broadened its inspection role from schools to include vulnerable children - while facing a declining budget. Its director Michael.... more
(18 October 2007 07:34)

It can be hard finding the time to work from home
A day working at home can help improve work life balance but as Blair McPherson found out, the time can be full of distractions. more
(18 October 2007 07:23)

Institute of Community Cohesion wants partnership to tackle gangs
Local authorities have been urged to work with schools, the police and other organisations in their communities to tackle the problem of gangs. more
(17 October 2007 17:10)

LGA has high hopes for pooled funding for elderly people
The green paper on adult social care promised in the comprehensive spending review will provide the perfect opportunity to consider new ways of.... more
(17 October 2007 16:57)

CC LIVE: GSCC inquiry into social work role to report
The General Social Care Council's inquiry into the roles and tasks of social workers will report next week, delegates at Community Care LIVE Children.... more
(12 October 2007 14:49)

Councils urged to woo schools into funding social care
Councils must "court and woo" schools into transferring some of their funding to social care provision, a leading children's services director said.... more
(17 October 2007 14:48)

Four in ten Community Care readers back Alison Thorpe
Four in ten CommunityCare.co.uk users believe Alison Thorpe, the mother of a girl with cerebral palsy, should be allowed to decide that her daughter.... more
(17 October 2007 14:05)

Jason and the jargonauts
Jason's quest for the golden fleece of plain English more
(17 October 2007 13:36)

Career Clinic
Q: I'm thinking about doing voluntary work abroad, but don't know how long for. I am concerned about the effect of this on my GSCC registration and.... more
(17 October 2007 13:20)

Spending review puts squeeze on social care
Promises of a green paper on the funding of adults' care may have assuaged some of the disappointment with last week's comprehensive spending review..... more
(17 October 2007 13:12)

Migrants are a boon to UK economy, says study
Other headlines today include: Elderly people 'face care fees confusion'; 'Social care is at a watershed' and Let's show respect for children's.... more
(17 October 2007 12:52)

Company fined for scalding bath death
Leicester-based care home provider Prime Life has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £49,000 costs for health and safety failings in the case of.... more
(17 October 2007 12:44)

On the move
The latest social care movers and shakers more
(18 October 2007 00:16)

Lifestyle review: An emotional journey
Elspeth Loades is moved to tears by this life in care more
(18 October 2007 00:13)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, tells us what's on her mind in her weekly column more
(18 October 2007 11:10)

Diary: A lighter take on the working week.
An advocate writes... more
(18 October 2007 00:02)

Conservatives' social work group launches review
The Conservative Party today launched its policy review of the future of children’s social work. The National Children and Adult Services conference.... more
(17 October 2007 10:50)

Front Line Focus: Think yourself better?
How far can positive thoughts reinforce good mental health or do we need to delve deeper into people's past for causes more
(18 October 2007 09:23)

The Big Picture: Costs cut at a stroke
Investment in stroke services will save money in the long term - and the government could start with a public awareness push more
(18 October 2007 09:17)

Government targets councils with jobs and housing duties
Activists welcome new targets for councils but are concerned about lack of funding more
(17 October 2007 09:01)

Editorial Comment: Short changed yet again
There was a collective wince in social care last week when the comprehensive spending review was announced. We knew the funding for the next three.... more
(17 October 2007 08:56)

Older people get poor care home deal, CSCI finds
Older people who self-fund care home places are "subsidising" people whose care is paid for by the council, a report by the Commission for Social.... more
(17 October 2007 00:00)

Steven Hart inquest: police and nurses failed
The inquest into the death of 18-year-old Steven Hart, who died 10 hours after discharging himself from a psychiatric ward, finished yesterday at.... more
(16 October 2007 16:33)

Skills for Care
The Training Organisation for Personal Social Services England (TOPSS) was renamed Skills for Care in April 2005. It is the older sibling of all the.... more
(16 October 2007 15:53)

Community Care Live Children and Families Presentations
View available presentations from the event, held on 11 October 2007. more
(16 October 2007 11:25)

Leonard Cheshire: Councils fail to help self-funders with care
Social services are failing to support most self-funders to find local care services, a survey by charity Leonard Cheshire Disability has found. more
(16 October 2007 09:57)

Aggression in children is due to ‘nature not nurture’
Other headlines today include: Welfare pledge will take Cameron into Labour’s territory; Sex attacker preyed on women for four years after blunder;.... more
(16 October 2007 09:54)

Man who left £8 million to Tories not “sound of mind”
The Conservative party have failed to keep £8.3 million left to them in a will by a man described by his son as delusional. more
(16 October 2007 09:43)

A brief introduction
This is the fifth edition of this directory, something made necessary for the same reason that it was first launched: the rate of change in the.... more
(16 October 2007 09:31)

Youth Justice Board
The board was set up under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 as one of the first evidences of Labour’s pre-1997 election pledge to be “tough on.... more
(16 October 2007 09:25)

V20
This government-established charity came into being in May 2006 in the wake of the Russell Commission on youth volunteering with a strong emphasis.... more
(16 October 2007 09:20)

Sure Start
Sure Start is one of the most strategic and most generously funded of the new agencies; the research evaluation budget alone is worth several.... more
(16 October 2007 09:19)

Supporting People
This programme aims to improve the quality of the lives of vulnerable people – from young people to older people with learning disabilities by.... more
(16 October 2007 09:16)

Social Exclusion Unit
The task force succeeded one of the best known and earliest of the new departmental agencies, the Social Exclusion Unit , in June 2006 and.... more
(16 October 2007 09:12)

Hazel Blears delivers huge rise in community cohesion spending
Local authorities will gain £50m over the next three years to support community cohesion, up from £2m in 2007-8. more
(15 October 2007 16:51)

Assaults high at young offender institutions
More than 18,000 assaults took place in young offender institutions over the past three years, figures published by the Howard League for Penal.... more
(15 October 2007 16:32)

Eleven (11) Million
The rather odd title disguises the children’s commission for England . This was the last such office to be established in the UK (and in.... more
(15 October 2007 16:03)

Our Lives Our Choices to tell MPs of crisis in adult social care
Disabled people will lobby their MPs at Westminster on Wednesday to demand more investment and support for independent living. more
(15 October 2007 15:43)

Older people: Pilots lead to drop in hospital admission
Innovative local schemes for older people being piloted under a department of health scheme are improving access to services, an interim evaluation.... more
(15 October 2007 12:29)

Social Care Institute for Excellence
Known as SCIE (pronounced “sky”), it is an independent charity, established by government and funded by the Department of Health, the Northern.... more
(15 October 2007 12:20)

Skills for Justice
SfJ, a dedicated sector skills council, was created as part of the government’s initiative to raise skills levels and set national standards in.... more
(15 October 2007 12:16)

Public service agreements
Interestingly, the agreements - strictly speaking, Local Public Service Agreements – are a joint initiative by Whitehall and local government.... more
(15 October 2007 11:58)

Primary care trusts
PCTs sit at the heart of plans to devolve health care delivery and the development of services to local communities and to unify primary health and.... more
(15 October 2007 11:56)

Primary care groups
PCGs are groups of local health and social care professionals who, along with patient and health authority representatives, take devolved.... more
(15 October 2007 11:54)

Office of the Third Sector
The OTS was created in May 2006 by the amalgamation of the Home Office’s Active Communities Directorate and the Social Enterprise Unit of the.... more
(15 October 2007 11:52)

Office for Disability Issues
Established at the end of 2005 to work across government departments but situated within the Department of Work and Pensions , it aims to.... more
(15 October 2007 11:49)

New Deal for Communities
As the other New Deal programmes assist individuals, this one is collective. Key to the government’s strategy to tackle multiple deprivation in the.... more
(15 October 2007 11:46)