Articles by Date : November 01 2007 - November 30 2007

Career Clinic
Q: I have just returned from maternity leave to find that, despite retaining the same job title and terms and conditions, my job is quite different..... more
(21 November 2007 16:03)

Mental health and morality issues for a legal fixer
Somewhere in Michael Clayton is a great film about social care, says Paul Lloyd more
(21 November 2007 16:01)

Memos for a notable day
Ready for the yearly stress-fest, otherwise known as Christmas? Elisabeth Wilson calms the nerves more
(21 November 2007 16:00)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, tells us what's on her mind in her weekly column more
(21 November 2007 15:51)

Practitioners' Messages
● More than one million children live in housing in England that it considered sub-standard or unfit to live in. ● On the whole, the research.... more
(21 November 2007 15:33)

Research Abstracts: Environmental housing factors
Title: Poverty and place: does locality make a difference? Author: Hooper, Carol-Ann et al Reference: Poverty, no 128, Autumn 2007,.... more
(21 November 2007 15:30)

Commissioning: a national contract for children in care
A national contract for placing children in residential care has been unveiled with hopes that it will improve commissioning and outcomes. Amy Taylor.... more
(21 November 2007 15:03)

Antisocial behaviour: how one family was turned around
Sharon and her children faced eviction. But if the causes of their antisocial behaviour could be tackled they might yet avoid joining the ranks of.... more
(22 November 2007 00:00)

Case Notes
For Risk Factor: p22 22 November issue more
(21 November 2007 14:20)

Child obesity: don't believe the hype
The government's drive for a slimmer populace is wrapped up in rhetoric and myth, says Dr Michael Fitzpatrick - and the "fattist" fascists are to.... more
(21 November 2007 14:00)

Carers UK hails 'social contract for care' model
Campaign charity Carers UK has called for a “radical overhaul” of the support given to carers. more
(21 November 2007 11:44)

Rod Morgan demands root and branch youth justice reform
Former Youth Justice Board chair Rod Morgan has called for a major reform of the youth justice system in order to reverse soaring increases in the.... more
(21 November 2007 11:37)

Front Line Focus: Who eats and who doesn't?
Schools' social welfare duties have been much debated of late and the provision of free hot dinners has been the battleground more
(21 November 2007 10:50)

The Big Picture: Chance for radical change
Disabled adults' social care provision needs to be funded through a national, non cash-limited system to end the postcode lottery more
(21 November 2007 10:45)

Service User Voice: Are services really better
Despite a welter of statistics pointing to an improvement in adult care services, anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise more
(21 November 2007 10:41)

Care Bill: Education focus promotes fears for most needy
Campaigners call for councils' duty of care to be extended beyond 18 more
(21 November 2007 10:35)

Social worker custody posts backed
Official evaluation praises pilot to base professionals in young offender institutions more
(22 November 2007 00:19)

Children on register fear paedophiles
Other headlines today include: Migration from eastern Europe and asylum applications fall; Mother-to-be flees as social workers warn her they will.... more
(21 November 2007 10:17)

Chief bemoans parole refusals based on housing gaps
The number of young offenders who are refused parole because they have no accommodation is an "embarrassment", the head of the Parole Board told the.... more
(21 November 2007 10:07)

Ministers endorse switch to community sentencing
Ministers last week backed a move towards crime prevention and community sentencing, signalling a change in tone from the Blair government's more.... more
(21 November 2007 10:04)

CSCI rejects idea of ratings appeal body
Providers of adult care services unhappy with their star rating will be unable to appeal to an independent body against the judgement. more
(21 November 2007 09:51)

Parties rally round Wanless for long-term care solution
Lewis strives for political consensus but warns that partnership plan could mean higher taxes more
(21 November 2007 09:51)

Loophole doubts emerge over the barring of staff
Safeguarding campaigners have voiced concerns about a possible loophole in the new system to protect vulnerable people. more
(21 November 2007 09:37)

Staffordshire care home closures finally get green light
Staffordshire Council has finally approved plans to close 14 older people’s care homes and ten others for disabled people. more
(20 November 2007 19:34)

Children's Society lobby for advocacy right for disabled children
The Children’s Society today called for the Children and Young Person’s Bill to be amended to give the 13,000 disabled children living away from home.... more
(20 November 2007 19:16)

NCH consults young people on gun and knife crime
Children’s charity NCH today launched a nationwide consultation on youth gun and knife crime as part of a strategy to improve children’s sense of.... more
(21 November 2007 00:01)

Maudsley psychiatric emergency clinic to close
The Maudsley emergency psychiatric clinic in south London, the last service of its kind in the UK, is to close. more
(20 November 2007 15:29)

Ken Livingstone wins soup run U-turn at London Councils
Council leaders have decided to drop plans to ban charities handing out free food to London’s homeless population. more
(20 November 2007 15:20)

Health and Social Care Bill will extend direct payments
Advocates for people who lack mental capacity will be able to receive direct benefit payments on their behalf under new legislation proposed last.... more
(20 November 2007 14:31)

All Reviews
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(20 November 2007 14:29)

Policy
All our reviews (Book, Training Materials, TV etc) covering covering social care policy more
(20 November 2007 14:13)

Criminal Justice
All our reviews (Book, Training Materials, TV etc) covering Criminal Justice more
(20 November 2007 14:10)

Substance Misuse
All our substance misuse related reviews. more
(20 November 2007 14:07)

Education of boys ‘suffers if fathers stay home’
Other headlines today include: UK condemned for failing to protect children’s rights; Anxious parents ‘failing to let children develop’; Tory plan to.... more
(20 November 2007 12:18)

Which annoying office habits deserve a Wasbo?
Anti-social behaviour at work is costing the British economy £28m a day and more importantly it's really annoying. more
(20 November 2007 10:56)

Child employment laws criticised as outdated and inconsistent
Campaigners are calling for the government to review child employment legislation to protect children from harm or abuse in the workplace. more
(20 November 2007 00:25)

DH scheme to improve race equality in mental health services
The Department of Health launched a training programme for mental health practitioners yesterday to improve the way services are delivered to black.... more
(20 November 2007 00:13)

Peter Hain: New incapacity benefit test will halve claimant rates
The number of new incapacity benefit claimants will be halved under a tougher medical assessment announced today by work and pensions secretary Peter.... more
(19 November 2007 16:35)

Autism costs UK economy £28bn a year, foundation finds
People with the most severe forms of autism will cost the UK nearly £5m each in care costs and lost employment over their lifetimes, a new published.... more
(19 November 2007 12:53)

Tory plan to make schools follow academy model
Todays other headlines include:- Backlash over Bill allowing lesbian couples to have baby ‘with no father’, The scandal of kiddy coke and Employers.... more
(19 November 2007 10:03)

Market Consultation Services for Older People with Dementia in Sutton
The London Borough of Sutton and Sutton & Merton Primary Care Trust are continuing the modernisation of their services for older people with.... more
(19 November 2007 08:59)

Maudsley clinic: Protest against closure of unique service
A group of charities and service users are holding a demonstration today in protest at the expected closure of the UK’s only remaining psychiatric.... more
(19 November 2007 08:24)

Al Aynsley-Green hits out at school bullying complaints process
Children’s commissioner for England Al Aynsley-Green has criticised school bullying complaints procedures as unfair and ineffective. more
(19 November 2007 08:19)

DH fails to commit on compulsory whitleblowing by care staff
The government has fallen short of promising to make it compulsory for care home and health care staff who work with older people to report cases of.... more
(19 November 2007 08:09)

Bullying, exams and drugs – secondary school pupils reveal their hopes and fears
Other headlines include: Weight-loss drug increases chance of depression; ‘Yuppie flu’ a mental illness, say guidelines; Homeopathic treatment of.... more
(16 November 2007 17:12)

Quickfire Q & A with Gary Bourlet
Founder of the People First movement in the UK more
(16 November 2007 15:15)

Bullying, exams and drugs – secondary school pupils reveal their hopes and fears
Today's other headlines include: Weight-loss drug increases chance of depression; ‘Yuppie flu’ a mental illness, say guidelines and Culture for care.... more
(16 November 2007 14:39)

Manchester mental health services disrupted by strike
Mental health services in Manchester look set to be disrupted because of strike action by nearly a third of the community mental health workforce in.... more
(16 November 2007 14:26)

Unison settle pay dispute but battle looms next year
Despite narrow backing for strike action, local government union Unison agreed to accept the employers’ latest offer despite serious misgivings. more
(16 November 2007 13:44)

GSCC review of social work roles and tasks
The review into social work roles and tasks reported last month. The General Social Care Council-led review, which came out of the Options for.... more
(16 November 2007 13:38)