Articles by Date : December 01 2003 - December 31 2003

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Buddy, spare me the time
Our series on Community Care Awards projects continues with a look at disability category winner, the Buddy Mentor Scheme.Alison Miller reports. more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Dump the poor law
As much as the government talks about changes in social care there is still no unifying plan, says social services directors' leader Andrew Cozens..... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Integrated top to bottom
For agencies to work together in an effective manner it is important that the rules governing them, and the frameworks in which decisions are made,.... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Time to come clean
Home office minister Beverley Hughes has contradicted herself. She has stated that she expects very few or no children of asylum seekers whose.... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Impervious to reason
We've been told by the man at the top that this government has no reverse gear. So perhaps it's not altogether surprising that the Department of.... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Public benefits of more private role
Resistance to firms being involved in the public sector is ignoring the positives to clients and services, writes Paul Gold. more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Rein in the drug firms that rule young lives
The main beneficiary of teenage mental health treatment is the pharmaceuticals industry. more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

The greatest story never told
As a postscript to our Right to Refuge campaign, Keith Sellick wonders whether there ever would have been a Christmas story to celebrate if some of.... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

2020 vision
In 16 years' time customer surveillance officers will have replaced social workers and will live with clients in return for cheaper housing. Here,.... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Is charity enough?
End-of-year reviews look at the people and events that made the headlines. But if we want to improve society we should think about those who did not.... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

'My kids use heroin'
Anne White* is the mother of two heroin addicts, both in their twenties. How has this affected her? more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

McTernan on politics
The public wants the tax it pays better spent. New primary care reforms may do it. more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Failed asylum seekers to be refused NHS treatment
The government has confirmed controversial plans to crack down on ‘health tourists’ and refuse NHS treatment to failed asylum seekers. more
(30 December 2003 16:01)

Executive orders new checks on people working with children
A blacklist of people unsuitable to work with children in Scotland is now to include retrospective checks on employees, according to the Scottish.... more
(23 December 2003 00:00)

Review of the year - the headlines from 2003
The year 2003 started with the Victoria Climbié report and ended with a government commitment to radically alter the shape and direction of.... more
(22 December 2003 17:34)

Fewer children drinking and smoking, but poor diet persists
More than one child in six eats less than one portion of fruit and vegetables a day according to latest figures. more
(22 December 2003 14:29)

New child poverty measure announced
The government has settled on a new definition of child poverty. more
(22 December 2003 14:22)

Council defends actions in Huntley case
North East Lincolnshire social services has defended its actions in five cases of alleged sexual contact with under-age girls involving Soham.... more
(22 December 2003 14:18)

Children's hearing system in Scotland still 'slow'
The children’s hearings system in Scotland is still “slow and inconsistent”, the minister for young people has said in response to a report from the.... more
(22 December 2003 14:16)

Council loses appeal against adoption compensation ruling
Essex Council has lost its appeal against last year's landmark high court ruling ordering it to pay compensation to a couple for failing to give them.... more
(22 December 2003 14:15)

Thursday 18 December 2003
Mental health 'still the poor relation'. Labour MPs attack move to put children of failed asylum seekers in care. more
(18 December 2003 10:04)

Social services fail to save 'poor' authorities
Two councils with two-star social services departments have been rated as ‘poor’ under the first updated Audit Commission comprehensive performance.... more
(18 December 2003 00:02)

Mental health services still fall short in many areas
Staff shortages, under investment and major organisational change mean mental health services are still inadequate in many areas, according to a new.... more
(18 December 2003 00:00)

Child protection committee orders review of Huntley cases
North East Lincolnshire Area Child Protection Committee is to commission a serious case review to look at how the agencies in the area fulfilled.... more
(17 December 2003 17:38)

Huntley convicted of murdering Holly and Jessica
Ian Huntley has been convicted of murdering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. more
(17 December 2003 12:07)

Wednesday 17 December 2003
Westminster slams soup runs. Feltham inmates stage sit-in protest more
(17 December 2003 10:04)

Two Scottish cities to overhaul social work departments
Edinburgh and Aberdeenshire councils are planning an overhaul of their social work departments following major child abuse inquiries, writes Maggie.... more
(17 December 2003 00:00)

MPs want assurance child asylum seekers will not be taken into care
MPs called on the government to give assurances that measures included in the new asylum bill will not lead to significant numbers of children being.... more
(16 December 2003 17:34)

Campaigners attack plans to delay closure of long stay hospitals
Learning difficulties campaigners have criticised plans to delay the closure of long stay hospitals by up to two years, writes Amy Taylor. more
(16 December 2003 17:13)

Care homes face commission fare increases
Care home owners are facing a round of fee increases from the regulatory body the National Care Standards Commission. more
(16 December 2003 12:52)

New chairperson of Cafcass appointed
Baroness Jill Pitkeathley has been announced as the new chairperson of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. more
(16 December 2003 12:47)

NCH and Barnardo's fear big losses because of “unfair” children’s fund cuts
Two major children’s charities have written a furious letter of protest to education secretary Charles Clarke and children’s minister Margaret Hodge.... more
(15 December 2003 18:14)

Tuesday 16 December 2003
Children from wealthy families will benefit from baby bonds more than poor children. Blunkett told to shelve refugee child 'threat'. more
(16 December 2003 09:52)

Racism rife in YOIs say black inmates
Black teenagers in Young Offender Institutions say overt racism is rife, a report from the Children’s Society found. more
(15 December 2003 18:23)

Boost for low income families
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown’s pre-budget report last week included an increase in the child tax credit. more
(15 December 2003 18:17)

Children's Society set to axe 115 jobs
The Children’s Society has announced plans to cut 115 jobs next March in a bid to save £5 million, but said none of its 90 projects will be affected,.... more
(15 December 2003 18:03)

New structures could put children at greater risk, commission warns
The new Commission for Social Care Inspection has warned that the integration of education and social services outlined in the green paper could put.... more
(15 December 2003 18:01)

Ritalin nation
Many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rely heavily on powerful drugs to see them through. But are doctors prescribing.... more
(04 December 2003 00:00)

Debate on whether doctors are too eager to prescribe drugs to children
We asked people whether doctors are too eager to prescribe drugs for children instead of considering other treatments. more
(15 December 2003 17:44)

Monday 15 December 2003
MPs urge home secretary not to withdraw benefits for asylum seekers. More than two thirds of people with mental health problems in third world.... more
(15 December 2003 09:58)

Government will reimburse councils for taking child asylum seekers into care
The government has made a commitment to refund any costs that social services departments incur as a result of measures in the new asylum bill that.... more
(12 December 2003 17:49)

People with mental health problems kept in police cells
People suffering from mental health problems in Scotland’s remote rural areas are often kept in police cells because of a lack of alternative.... more
(12 December 2003 17:23)

Abusers to be banned from workforce
A workforce ban on people who have harmed vulnerable adults will be introduced in June, the government has announced, writes Natasha Salari. more
(12 December 2003 17:03)

Friday 12 December 2003
Brown tax credit adds up to a cut for some families. Baby death ruling hope for mothers. more
(12 December 2003 09:30)

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