Articles by Date : November 01 2005 - November 30 2005

Adoption Act safeguards could be casualty of care proceedings review
The introduction of laws to ensure children involved in court cases are represented separately from their parents has been thrown into doubt, lawyers.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Health data-sharing plans are criticised
Proposals to give health professionals more discretion than other children's services staff about when to share information will "seriously.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Charity coalition slams policies on restraint, youth justice and asylum
Staff at England's four secure training centres used controversial techniques to restrain young people nearly 800 times in a recent 12-month period,.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Welsh seek probe into Children First
Senior Welsh politicians want a review of the Children First programme because of concerns about how much it is helping looked-after children and.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Call for specialist magistrates slated
Plans to introduce a specialist cadre of family magistrates have been criticised for implying magistrates do not currently have the confidence of.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

South east services face cash shortfall
Services for older people and those with learning difficulties in south east England are at serious risk because of "unfair" central government.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Hewitt wants joint public health chiefs
Councils and primary care trusts should jointly appoint directors of public health wherever possible, health secretary Patricia Hewitt said last week. more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

MPs' warning over housing associations
The government must act to prevent housing associations shirking their responsibilities to homeless people, according to MPs. more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Welsh cut back 'unrealistic' target
The Welsh assembly government has watered down one of the key targets in its revised national homelessness strategy because it was unrealistic for.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

I didn't get where I am today...
Lynne Berry is chief executive of the General Social Care Council more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Magistrates point finger at staff over 'flood' of care home children in court
Children in care are being fast-tracked into the criminal justice system because staff in private care homes are unable to manage their behaviour,.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Submission rejects 'cell game' charge
New evidence submitted to the inquiry into the murder of young offender Zahid Mubarek has reignited a dispute between prison officers over the.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

GP commissioning 'threatens tie-up'
Social care's integration with health could be damaged by giving commissioning powers to GP practices, an adult services director has warned. more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Professionals in Scotland shy away from antisocial behaviour measures
Scotland's councils are largely ignoring flagship measures to combat antisocial behaviour, new figures reveal. more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Room at the top
Jennifer Bernard explains how the care sector can ensure that gains in skills among social care staff are built on and not squandered more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Theatre review: Thalidomide!! A Musical
Thalidomide? A musical? That's right, a song and dance show set against the 1960s scandal of the drug originally developed by Dr Heinrich Muekter,.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

First 'tsar' post for person with a learning difficulty to start next year
The creation of the first national "tsar" role for a person with learning difficulties was announced this week. more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Pledged health checks still denied to people with learning difficulties
The government is failing to offer all people with learning difficulties health checks more than a year after pledging to do so, Community Care has.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Drugs' side effects kept from patients
Nearly two-thirds of people with schizophrenia were not told about the possible side effects associated with their treatment, research has found. more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Scots frustration as smacking ban falls
Children's charities say they are disappointed at the withdrawal of a proposal to ban smacking children in Scotland. more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

What I would have done differently
More staff involvement and greater consultation would have eased the implementation of major change in the Children's Society, writes Bob Reitemeier more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

What's up on the web
Wikipedia is a fascinating site - a free online encyclopedia compiled by the people who use it. You would think it would be rubbish but somehow it.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Questions from Community Care - Born Identity
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(24 November 2005 10:35)

Questions from Community Care - Signs of trouble ahead
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(24 November 2005 10:32)

Government fails people with learning difficulties regarding health checks
The government is failing to offer people with learning difficulties optional health checks over a year after pledging to do so, Community Care has.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Signs of trouble ahead
The behaviour of adults with severe conduct disorder can offer insights into how services should deal with children with similar traits, writes.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

Born Identity
The Gender Recognition Act gives full recognition to a trans person's gender, but it imposes new rules on social work practice, explains Stephen.... more
(24 November 2005 00:00)

THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER
Violence against women at crisis levels, say protestors more
(24 November 2005 09:56)

How to buy housing for key workers
How to buy housing for key workers more
(18 November 2005 00:00)

Career clinic
Q: I manage a team in older people's services at a local authority. I want to restructure my staff as we have too many social workers in the inner.... more
(24 November 2005 08:59)

Career Clinic with Pauline Moignard
Career Clinic more
(10 November 2005 00:00)

Job file
Name: Matthew Heatley. more
(23 November 2005 15:17)

Job File of Eileen Shearer
Director, Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults more
(10 November 2005 00:00)

Sixty Second Interview with David Congdon
Sixty Second Interview with David Congdon more
(14 November 2005 00:00)

Training boost for Scotlands social workers
Scotland’s social care workforce is to receive a £17m training boost. more
(24 November 2005 08:00)

Challenges to Social Care Council decisions
The General Social Care Council has been cleared of breaching its own rules by denying a social worker the opportunity to contest medical advice that.... more
(24 November 2005 07:54)

Recruitment hit by too few talking therapy pilots
The long-awaited pilot of talking therapies is to be fully tested in just two areas and is unlikely to involve a major recruitment of therapists. more
(24 November 2005 07:51)

Morris calls for higher pay for staff
Former education secretary Estelle Morris has called for more investment in the pay and training of early years workers. more
(24 November 2005 07:48)

Plans for infomation sharing could undermine child protection system
Proposals to give health professionals more discretion than other children’s services staff about when to share information will “seriously.... more
(23 November 2005 00:00)

Adolescent unit closes following inspection
A unit for adolescents with learning difficulties and mental health problems at a private hospital in Norfolk is closing, following an unannounced.... more
(23 November 2005 00:00)

Learning difficulties tsar roles created
The creation of the first national ‘tsar’ role for a person with learning difficulties was announced this week. more
(22 November 2005 00:00)

Prison inappropriate for people with mental health problems
Prisons are ill-placed for managing mental illness, a new report from the Prison Reform Trust published today has found. more
(23 November 2005 00:00)

Government committed to tackling bullying
The government is committed to tackling bullying in schools, said education minister Jacqui Smith today at the start of the second annual.... more
(21 November 2005 00:00)

NSPCC to take over ChildLine
The future of ChildLine has been secured after it agreed a takeover by the children’s charity the NSPCC. more
(23 November 2005 16:18)

Scottish Executive inspection proposals may stop children seeking medical help
The BMA has warned the Scottish parliament’s education committee that allowing inspectors access to children’s medical records without their consent.... more
(23 November 2005 16:12)

NSPCC to run ChildLine
Children’s charity NSPCC is to take over ChildLine, it was announced today. more
(22 November 2005 00:00)

23 NOVEMBER 2005
Adolescent mental health unit to close more
(23 November 2005 10:35)

Tackling antisocial behaviour is more than issuing asbos
Tackling antisocial behaviour is not just about issuing antisocial behaviour orders, Scottish justice minister Cathy Jamieson warned this week. more
(22 November 2005 00:00)

Hughes calls for support for families
The children’s minister called for practitioners to get back to supporting both young people and their parents today at a conference in London. more
(23 November 2005 00:00)

Conservative Party Conference coverage
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(23 November 2005 12:12)