Articles by Date : November 01 2007 - November 30 2007

The Relatives & Residents Association: Judy Downey and Gillian Dalley discuss their relationship
The chief executive and chair of charity the Relatives & Residents Association discuss what makes their professional relationship tick more
(07 November 2007 15:47)

Practice implications
Since Popps was first announced, promoting independence and addressing prevention in adult social care have become increasingly important. These.... more
(07 November 2007 15:30)

The Risk Factor: a woman with Downs syndrome develops delusional beliefs
A woman of 43 with Down's syndrome was displaying delusions which coincided with the broadcast of some TV shows. Graham Hopkins finds out whether she.... more
(07 November 2007 15:14)

Children and young people: Indicators and targets in the wake of the comprehensive spending review
How will government social spending plans affect children and families? Lauren Revans, Natalie Valios and Anabel Unity Sale investigate more
(07 November 2007 13:33)

Messages for Practioners
Children with complex needs more
(07 November 2007 12:39)

Research abstracts: Children with complex needs
TITLE: Listen to me, too!: Lessons from involving children with complex healthcare needs in research about multi-agency  services. Author: .... more
(07 November 2007 12:36)

Doctors say care for falls unacceptable
Other headlines today include: Children ‘can afford to get cheap alcohol’; Employers back broader tax breaks for carers; ‘No longer the hippy sector’.... more
(07 November 2007 11:52)

Local government pay and industrial action: Unison settles but there's trouble in store
Local government unions may have settled for 2.5% this time around but they are already on collision course for a clash with employers in coming.... more
(07 November 2007 10:57)

Act puts duty on PCTs and councils to assess jointly
Councils and primary care trusts face a new duty to produce joint assessments of social care and health needs of their population under legislation.... more
(07 November 2007 10:16)

The National Dementia Strategy cannot be allowed to fail, writes Neil Hunt
Dementia is the biggest threat to health in the UK, so the National Dementia Strategy cannot be allowed to fail more
(07 November 2007 10:03)

Social workers rationing services: the unhappy gatekeepers. By Simon Heng
Rationing services has never sat easily with social workers, but fortunately their ethos and traditions promotes creativity more
(07 November 2007 09:51)

Beat the office bully on Ban Bullying at Work day
The TUC today calls on employers to do more to protect their staff from victimisation and harassment. more
(07 November 2007 09:46)

Would a Conservative government be so bad for social work? Peter Corser speculates
I have never worked under a Tory administration. But now that it seems a genuine possibility, would it be different to Labour? more
(07 November 2007 09:31)

Diary: A lighter take on the working week.
A community support worker in a voluntary sector agency... more
(07 November 2007 09:27)

BAAF: Public adoption ignorance leaves children in limbo
Vulnerable children in need of adoptive families are being left in limbo because of public ignorance about the adoption process, a survey for the.... more
(07 November 2007 08:17)

Queen's Speech: Looked-after children and adult care reforms
Bills to take forward existing proposals on looked-after children and adult social care regulation were among a raft of legislation announced in the.... more
(06 November 2007 15:06)

Sense: Deafblind children have less access to services
Deafblind charity Sense has claimed that provision of out-of-school services for deafblind children has sharply declined six years after key.... more
(07 November 2007 08:00)

CSCI: Councils improve but eligibility criteria keep on rising
Council performance in adult social care in England improved in several areas in 2006-7, but the most comprehensive analysis of eligibility criteria.... more
(06 November 2007 13:21)

Welsh town halls lambaste 2.2% rise for councils
Key frontline services in Wales would be put under threat if the Welsh Assembly’s proposed local authority funding settlement goes ahead, according.... more
(07 November 2007 00:06)

Delayed discharges due to underfunding, social care leaders say
Social care leaders have blamed underfunding and faster treatment of patients in hospitals for a significant increase in the level of delayed.... more
(06 November 2007 12:02)

Inquiry set up into child abuse at Scottish school
Inquiry set up into child abuse at Scottish school. more
(06 November 2007 11:34)

Fines for truants in plan to raise school-leaving age
Other headlines today include: Adoption myths linked to shortage; Britons arrested as police smash global paedophile ring that abused to order; We’re.... more
(06 November 2007 10:17)

Self defence is not the issue
Tim Cooke, of conflict management consultants Maybo, argues that social workers should focus on risk assessment rather than self-defence. more
(06 November 2007 10:03)

Manchester staff to strike over nurse sacking
Writes Derren Hayes Manchester mental health staff are to strike over the sacking of a union representative who spoke out against cuts at.... more
(06 November 2007 09:56)

Welsh care regulator slams Swansea children's services
Key aspects of Swansea Council's children’s social services have been criticised as poor by the Care & Social Services Inspectorate Wales. more
(06 November 2007 00:40)

Record disability discrimination payout for sacked gardener
A man with learning disabilities has won more than half a million pounds in compensation after being unfairly dismissed from his job as a gardener. more
(05 November 2007 17:00)

NCH launches black and minority ethnic adoption service
Children's charity NCH today launches a service to help find adoptive homes for black and minority ethnic children in the care system. more
(05 November 2007 16:54)

Youth justice: Gareth Price inquest begins
The inquest into the death of 16 year old Gareth Price opens on Monday 5 November. Gareth was found hanging in his cell at Lancaster Farms Young.... more
(05 November 2007 14:33)

Charity seeks more adopters from minorities
Other headlines today include: Victims of abuse test six-year limit for suing over assault; Town halls to set affordable housing quota; Government.... more
(05 November 2007 10:05)

Hertfordshire schools rumbled again on children in care admissions
Schools in Hertfordshire have been exposed for avoiding requirements to prioritise children in care in their admissions for the second year running. more
(05 November 2007 00:55)

Health act introduces joint council and PCT assessments
Councils and primary care trusts face a new duty to produce joint assessments of social care and health needs of their populations under legislation.... more
(02 November 2007 17:34)

GSCC suspends London social worker for sexual misconduct
A social worker from Harrow Council has been suspended for two years for sexual misconduct against a vulnerable service user. more
(02 November 2007 16:48)

Council jargon confuses CSCI mystery shoppers
Councils are using too much jargon when they provide members of the public with information on care for older people, a Commission for Social Care.... more
(02 November 2007 10:12)

Family Nurse Partnership gets £30 million boost
A pilot scheme providing providing first-time teenage mothers with regular home visits from family nurses is expanding with £30 million added funding.... more
(02 November 2007 10:03)

Couple whose foster boy was snatched can carry on caring
Other headlines today include: Couple whose foster boy was snatched can carry on caring; Inquiry to address racial tensions over housing and Judge.... more
(02 November 2007 09:58)

LGA calls for extra £250m a year to help with migration impact
Councils need an extra £250m a year to deal with impact of migration on public services, a report published by the Local Government Association said.... more
(01 November 2007 16:49)

Welsh Audit Office criticises under-reporting of bed blocking
Delayed transfers of care in Wales are under-reported because of poor measuring by health and social care bodies, a new report says. more
(01 November 2007 16:42)

Social workers' lowly status in family courts and the 'public law outline'
Social workers in the family court system can have a tough time, and changes to proceedings coming in soon may bring a new set of problems for them..... more
(01 November 2007 10:56)

Family Court Work: A personal view
A former children’s guardian describes her experience as an employee of the Children and Families Court Advisory and Support Service and, below,.... more
(01 November 2007 10:54)

Care staff ‘bend rules’ to get help for elderly
Other headlines today include:- Illegal child workers; Councils say £250m emergency fund is needed to cope with influx of migrants; Paedophile.... more
(01 November 2007 10:19)

Skills for Care Accolade for learning disability group
A team of people with learning disabilities have won a Skills for Care Accolade in the annual ceremony to recognise achievement in social care. more
(01 November 2007 10:09)

Exclusive Survey: Staff pressured to deny services
Tighter eligibility criteria means frontline social workers are having to turn down clients' requests. Derren Hayes reports more
(01 November 2007 09:28)

Social workers consider 'bending' rules for clients
Tighter criteria lead managers to pressurise staff to refuse eligibility in assessments more
(01 November 2007 09:13)

The balance between efficiency and users' needs
John Bolton, director of community services at Coventry Council, is to become the Department of Health's strategic finance director at the end of the.... more
(01 November 2007 08:53)