Articles by Date : November 01 2001 - November 30 2001

Review calls for more special units for treatment of young sex offenders
The catastrophic breakdown in inter-agency communication that led to a teenager killing a young boy shortly after being discharged from a young sex.... more
(22 November 2001 14:13)

Support for young people
Strategy clinic Two of our regular panellists offer advice to help 16-18-year-olds. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Reflections
Personal experiences which have influenced the lives and opinions of those involved in social care. one I started my "psychiatric.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Hidden fostering
The extent of private foster care is unknown. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Culture should never excuse exploitation
Yvonne Roberts argues that excusing people's behaviour because "it's cultural" will leave the vulnerable without protection. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. Unlike mainstream foster care, private foster care arrangements are made out of the public.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Work and study must go together
Helen Keville looks at how the new social work degree will affect part-time employment-based routes to qualification. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

C is for Confidence - A guide to running confidence building courses for women of all ages
By Mary Blair and Lesley Wilson, Russell House Publishing, 4 St Georges House, Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LS, £14.95 (plus £1.50.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Citizenship programmes boosted but Blunkett queries children's services
Home secretary David Blunkett has announced that an extra £500,000 from the government's challenge fund will be spent on funding refugee.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Concessions on the cards, says minister
Health minister Jacqui Smith admitted that there will be concessions in the final version of the national minimum standards for care homes for.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

NSPCC consultations on cuts fail to allay staff fears on jobs and services
Children's charity the NSPCC has denied claims from its staff that it has "lost the plot" following the announcement that it plans to realign the.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Merge inspection bodies say doctors
The Commission for Health Improvement and the National Care Standards Commission should merge to create a single health care inspectorate, says the.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Judges say settle dispute out of court
The long-running legal battle between Plymouth Council and residents of Granby Way residential home, Plymouth, ended this week after both parties.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Support for private fostering regulation
Three out of four visitors to Community Care's website believe it is realistic for social services to regulate private fostering after a report.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

New regulation bodies unveiled
Two new regulatory watchdogs will oversee the work of nurses, midwives and associated health professions, following legislation introduced by.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Pressure grows for inquiry into death
Two MPs have called for a public investigation into the death of David "Rocky" Bennett, who died while under restraint as a psychiatric patient in.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Ombudsman blasts Leeds over visits
Leeds Council has agreed to pay £300 to a woman whose father had collapsed and died while being regularly visited by home care assistants. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Home visit refused by police officer
A police officer refused to visit Victoria Climbie's home because she feared she would contract scabies, the inquiry into the eight-year-old's.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Funding boosted for Irish abuse inquiry
The Irish Commission on Child Abuse has had its funding quadrupled to 12m euros by the Irish government. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Milburn confirms resource pressures
Health secretary Alan Milburn acknowledged both the imperfections of the current performance assessment framework and the resource pressures on.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Santa Clauses need vetting says charity
Child protection organisation Action on Child Exploitation is calling for anyone acting as Santa Claus in the lead up to Christmas to be vetted. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Expensive branding draws union's fire
Health minister Jacqui Smith has revealed the cost of the logos designed for social care's three new national organisations. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Parent carers need more support
People with profound learning difficulties and their carers must be defined as a "critical priority" for services, according to learning.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Children's guardian chief is suspended
Diane Shepherd, the chief executive of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), has been suspended. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Ethnic minority groups seek funding
Many ethnic minority voluntary organisations fail because they do not have money for day-to-day running costs, says a new survey. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Trust welcomes 'extended schools'
Child care charity the Daycare Trust urged schools to take advantage of the opportunity to develop "cradle to college" child care services at its.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

'Sleep-in' rule may add to home costs
Care homes could be required to pay sleep-in staff the national minimum wage for all the hours they are on the premises, following a decision by.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Charities call for action on wider problems of residual rough sleepers
Many of the rough sleepers left on the streets have the greatest needs and multiple problems, despite the government having almost reached its.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Private lives
The world of private fostering is one ruled by ad hoc agreements and unsupervised arrangements. It is also a world of which social services and.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Credit firms flourish at expense of people on low incomes, says report
Access to credit for those on low incomes needs to be more clearly on the government agenda, according to a report from Liverpool John Moores.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Organisations want more new houses
Three national housing organisations are calling for an extra £1.5bn annually from 2003-4 onwards, most of which should be spent on increasing.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Staff vow to carry on services after Children's Society pulls out of Wales
Children's Society staff in Wales want to create a new charity following the announcement that the organisation will pull out of the region by next.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Parliament hears housing concerns
Hundreds of other child abuse cases like that of Victoria Climbie are "waiting to happen" because of the lack of support services for people living.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Woman refuses help from male carer
A 93 year-old woman was left without home visits after refusing to be bathed by a male carer. more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

The price of independence
The shock withdrawal from Wales of the Children's Society has led Jane Hutt, the Welsh minister responsible for children's services, to call for a.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Feeling the pressure?
Social services managers face unprecedented stress levels as diverse initiatives are rained down on them by the government and the pressure to.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Isolated by gender
Little attention has been paid to the particular needs of women asylum seekers, but refugee groups are now putting pressure on the Home Office to.... more
(22 November 2001 00:00)

Extra cash promised to reduce number of homeless people in B&Bs
The government has promised £500,000 to reduce the number of homeless people in bed and breakfast accommodation. more
(20 November 2001 11:00)

National standards for older people launched
New national care standards for older people launched by the Scottish executive have received a positive response from campaign groups. more
(20 November 2001 13:00)

Doctors want care standards commission merger
Doctors leaders have called for the a merger between the new National Care Standards Commission and the NHS regulatory body to create a single.... more
(20 November 2001 15:26)

Government urged to make profound learning difficulties `critical priority`
People with profound learning difficulties and their carers must be defined as a `critical priority' for services, according to charity Mencap. more
(20 November 2001 15:49)

Cafcass head suspended
The chief executive of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has been suspended. more
(20 November 2001 16:49)

Officials defend existing policies on private fostering
Department of health officials defended existing policies on private foster caring, during the committee stage of the Adoption and Children Bill,.... more
(21 November 2001 17:29)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(21 November 2001 09:29)

Residents settle closure battle out of court
The long-running legal battle between Plymouth Council and residents of Granby Way residential home ended in agreement earlier this week, after.... more
(21 November 2001 16:57)

Carers in Glasgow receive boost
Families caring for the children of drug addicted relatives are to receive a boost in respite care services following a new initiative by Glasgow.... more
(21 November 2001 13:54)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom. New jury sworn in for Sarah Payne trial A judge at the Sarah Payne murder trial halted procedures yesterday, and discharged.... more
(16 November 2001 09:38)

More older people receiving intensive home care
More older people in Scotland are receiving intensive home care services than a year ago, according to the latest statistics. more
(16 November 2001 10:14)

Remaining rough sleepers suffer biggest problems
Many of the rough sleepers left on the streets have the greatest needs and multiple problems, according to two leading homelessness charities,.... more
(16 November 2001 11:26)

Minister promises concessions in care home standards
Health minister Jacqui Smith admitted there would be concessions in the final version of the national minimum standards for care homes for younger.... more
(16 November 2001 11:49)