Articles by Date : December 01 2004 - December 31 2004

Tuesday 14 December 2004
Farmer given asbo Prisons accused of ignoring older prisoners needs more
(14 December 2004 10:14)

Child poverty still significant
One in five children live in families on benefits because their parents or carers are not working, according to a report from the Joseph Rowntree.... more
(14 December 2004 08:09)

Consultation opens on single inspection process for children’s services
New proposals for an integrated inspection regime for all local public services for children have been published by Ofsted. more
(14 December 2004 08:06)

Secrets of Children’s Fund success
Successful Children’s Fund partnerships involve the local community and focus on raising children’s self-esteem, according to a report. more
(14 December 2004 08:04)

Excluded children disappear from system
Children who are excluded from school are often lost from the education system, according to a report from Ofsted. more
(14 December 2004 08:00)

Homeless households in temporary accommodation rises 123 per cent
The number of homeless households living in temporary accommodation has risen 123 per cent to 100,810 since Labour came to power in 1997, new figures.... more
(13 December 2004 13:54)

Foster Carers: Why they stay and why they leave
This book is one of a series reporting the findings of a study of foster carers at seven councils and gives a wider view than the title suggests,.... more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

Btec introduction to health and social care
This book is designed for those teaching or undertaking the programmes BTEC Introductory Certificate and Diploma in Health and Social Care. It covers.... more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

Learn the Child - Helping looked after children to learn: A good practice guide for social workers, carers and teachers
This comprehensive practice guide to understanding the special psychological, emotional and physiological needs of traumatised children, is simply.... more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

My Practice
Attending conferences is not always a realistic option for information-hungry practitioners. Meic Phillips explores alternatives. more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

The Children's Revolution
Eric Shedlow joined a group of British social workers in a skills-sharing mission to China, which is launching its first national foster care and.... more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

Social workers meet England deadline
The General Social Care Council has claimed that almost all front-line social workers in England applied for registration by the 1 December.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Home Office allows 260 to stay in capital
The Home Office has said that 260 asylum seekers living in emergency accommodation in London who require care available only in the capital should.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Connexions may lose careers brief
The government is considering removing responsibility for the delivery of careers guidance from the Connexions service, it was revealed last week more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

'Plan puts return to work before children'
Measures in the government's 10-year child care strategy, published as part of the chancellor's pre-budget report, are more about getting parents.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Social services chiefs say Children Act funding is 'too little too late'
The children's minister has dashed any remaining hopes of significant funding to implement the Children Act 2004. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Reconviction rates lower than claimed
The Home Office has admitted flaws in figures released last year that suggested it had successfully reduced reconviction rates among juvenile.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Brown remembers those the high street banks have long forgotten
The chancellor has set out his intentions for giving a better deal to people who, for financial reasons, have been marginalised. Craig Kenny looks at.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Standards to be applied flexibly
National minimum standards in care homes will be applied in a flexible way in future, rather than being rigidly applied as at present, the government.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Warning over NHS trust power in Wales
Proposed freedoms to allow the integration of NHS trusts and local health boards in Wales could help cement joint working across health and social.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Foster carers 'need better training'
A framework for training foster carers to bring them in line with the child care workforce is demanded by the Fostering Network in its manifesto.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Prison officer didn't spot murder weapon
Prison officers failed to spot a broken table leg which was used to beat Asian teenager Zahid Mubarek to death, a public inquiry has heard. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Shift to give cash to 'less' popular groups
More Supporting People funding is expected to go to "unpopular groups" following the introduction of new key performance indicators from next.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Health experts urge doctors to look for other ways to treat depression
Antidepressants are being overprescribed for mild depression, according to the head of the government's drugs regulator. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Think-tank calls for benefit reform
Incapacity benefit has become a barrier to work and should be replaced by a new set of measures, according to a leading think-tank. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Front-line crisis at no-star councils
Staff shortages and poor children's services are highlighted as the key areas of failure among the eight councils awarded no stars this year,.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Future merger of health and social care inspectorates on the cards
Details of a radical overhaul of all aspects of the social care inspections regime were published this week, including plans for the future merger of.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Woman sues over death of daughter
The wife of a mentally ill man who killed his daughter was granted permission to sue a council last week by a High Court judge. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Local authorities feel the squeeze as Labour acts to cut council tax rises
The government has announced a one-off increase of £637m for local authorities for 2005-6. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Majority wants to abolish star ratings
More than 60 per cent of visitors to Community Care's website think star ratings should be abolished in social services as they will be in health.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Prescott hint raises fears for teenagers
Teenagers and vulnerable adults classed as priority groups under homelessness legislation could be left to fend for themselves, it is feared. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Homes told to brush up on saving lives
Ensuring care home residents brush their teeth is good standard health practice. But US research suggests that tooth-brushing could save lives. more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

Omissions mar NHS report, say charities
The glowing annual report on the state of the NHS published last week fails to give a true indication of the state of services for the mentally ill,.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

How to get ahead in social work
Breaking through the glass ceiling and getting an elusive top job in social care takes more than just ambition. Personnel specialist Carmel Gibbons.... more
(09 December 2004 00:00)

A flickering future
Uncertainty hovers over the long-term security of many employees as a cold wind blows through public sector pension funds. And council staff are.... more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

If you ask me...
Paula Webb’s two sons have autism and she is a volunteer for the National Autistic Society. more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

The Big Question
Should schools be forced to share out excluded pupils? more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

The Simon Heng Column
A service user's view of social care. more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

I kissed her cold face
Pamela Dandy writes about how she tried to make sense of her daughter’s death from epilepsy. more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

Incapable does not mean invalid
Chris Carver believes that while an alternative to incapacity benefit is needed, we also need a change in attitudes. more
(02 December 2004 00:00)

Teenagers abstain from sex? dream on
Why a sexual behaviour drive targeting young people is doomed from the off, writes Yvonne Roberts. more
(13 December 2004 10:38)

Monday 13 December 2004
Court errors 'free fathers to kill' Homeless families rise more
(13 December 2004 10:23)

Think tank tells voluntary sector to use human rights act for better care
Older people and care homes residents could have a better quality of life if they understood the Human Rights Act but so far they missing out,.... more
(10 December 2004 17:15)

Children still put on adult mental health wards, says charity
More than 250 children and adolescents were admitted to adult psychiatric wards over 18 months despite government guidance stating they should go to.... more
(10 December 2004 17:01)

Friday 10 December 2004
Depressed youngsters don't need happy pills, warns psychiatrist Teacher jailed over lesbian affair with pupil more
(10 December 2004 11:09)

Thursday 9 December 2004
Public sector pension faces cuts 'Adam' died of neck wounds more
(09 December 2004 10:04)

Mothers and sex workers lack access to drug services
Women with children and sex workers who misuse drugs lack access to appropriate services, Home Office minister Caroline Flint said today, writes.... more
(08 December 2004 15:20)

Parents to pay for their child's vandalism
Parents of unruly children will be forced to pay compensation to their victims under measures in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill which.... more
(07 December 2004 16:30)

Further childcare measures announced
The latest measures to improve childcare arrangements for families were announced by Margaret Hodge at the annual Sure Start conference today, .... more
(08 December 2004 12:24)

Wednesday 8 December 2004
Parents to pay for their child's vandalism 150 held in domestic violence raids more
(08 December 2004 10:57)