Articles by Date : December 01 2006 - December 31 2006

This Life: Picking up the pieces
As a carer with learning difficulties, Eve Rank describes how she has not been sufficiently supported more
(07 December 2006 10:01)

Children smuggled in for life of crime on the street
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from the Monday and weekend papers. more
(11 December 2006 09:56)

If you ask me...Chris Parkington
Chris Parkington is blind and volunteers for Stockton Blind People’s Voice and other agencies more
(07 December 2006 09:54)

Charity leaders must follow Butler's lead
Those currently debating the purpose of the voluntary sector and its strategies would benefit by studying a leader who died 100 years ago on 30.... more
(07 December 2006 09:47)

Peers debate funding shortfall in adult social care
Chancellor Gordon Brown “missed an opportunity” to address the significant funding shortfall in adult social care in this week’s pre-Budget report.... more
(08 December 2006 16:15)

Poverty: special report
Poverty policy needs an urgent review to assist low paid and unemployed people, urges a report published this week. more
(08 December 2006 15:50)

Councils and housing associations encouraged to work together
A national protocol encouraging local authorities and housing associations to work together more closely has been signed by the Local Government.... more
(08 December 2006 15:13)

Carers missing out on benefits and pensions
One in three carers is missing out on benefits and pensions because they are not given information about their entitlements, according to a report.... more
(08 December 2006 15:06)

Asbos widely breached
Just over half of people given Asbos have breached them and one third have done so on five or more occasions, according to research out yesterday. more
(08 December 2006 11:44)

John Dixon set to be president of Association of Directors of Adults' Social Services
West Sussex director of social and caring services John Dixon will be the first vice-president of the Association of Directors of Adults’ Social.... more
(08 December 2006 10:39)

Remorse option for domestic violence shelved
Click on the above headline for more social care related news today. more
(08 December 2006 09:50)

100 murdered by criminals on probation
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(06 December 2006 09:56)

Thousands will lose care home places as NHS 'can no longer pay bills'
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(07 December 2006 10:01)

Social services overspend laid bare
Councils overspent by 1.4 per cent on social services in 2005-6, according to the latest social services finance survey. more
(07 December 2006 09:51)

Former inspectors Linda Goldsmith and John Burton reveal the plight of family members in residential care
Two former inspectors talk to Natalie Valios about being on the other side of residential care, as relatives rather than inspectors, and the.... more
(07 December 2006 00:45)

When the TV cameras rolled into Helen House children's hospice
The popular misconceptions of children’s hospices are challenged in a BBC TV documentary series about Helen House in Oxford. Louise Tickle spoke to.... more
(07 December 2006 00:41)

Students on a new Nottingham Trent University men's studies course hope to unravel the secrets of engaging men in services
Students taking a new diploma course in men’s studies explain why it’s time services learned to engage with men. Anabel Unity Sale visits Nottingham.... more
(07 December 2006 00:26)

Raped but refused asylum
Cristel Amiss tells Josephine Hocking how her small group helps asylum seekers who have been raped more
(07 December 2006 00:10)

Mapping informal care and residential care in the UK. New Joseph Rowntree research
Only a new funding regime can address the uneven provision of care in different parts of the UK, writes Donald Hirsch more
(07 December 2006 00:30)

Editorial comment: Don't put gains at risk
Prisons inspector Anne Owers is right to point out the importance of social work right at the beginning of a new report on young people in custody. more
(07 December 2006 00:35)

Editorial Comment: Take the pragmatic route
The tragic scale of murders by mental health patients was revealed last week by the National Confidential Inquiry. more
(07 December 2006 00:33)

Home Office looks to children’s homes in bid to bypass prisons
Are open children’s homes suitable settings for young offenders seeing out the custodial part of their sentences? The Home Office and some prison.... more
(07 December 2006 00:12)

Chancellor focuses on education in pre-Budget speech
The “single most important investment” the government can make is in education the chancellor said today in his pre-Budget speech. more
(06 December 2006 14:46)

Innovative practice recognised at national awards ceremony
The Daycare Trust has announced the winners of its Partners in Excellence awards, which recognise innovation in the delivery of early years,.... more
(05 December 2006 18:41)

The Big Question
Should young offenders be placed in open children’s homes? more
(07 December 2006 00:17)

Immigration legislation putting children living with HIV at risk
Asylum-seeking children living with HIV are being denied the help and support they need because immigration controls are taking precedence over their.... more
(06 December 2006 18:10)

Think-tank calls for welfare rethink after report finds persistent poverty
Disabled people are twice as likely to live in poverty because of the barriers they face in finding paid employment, a wide-ranging report on social.... more
(07 December 2006 00:37)

Pilots make case for prevention funding
Department of Health-funded pilot schemes providing preventive services for older people have already shown evidence of the economic benefits of.... more
(07 December 2006 00:25)

Appeal to councils on cancelling care
Councils should end the practice of cancelling care packages when patients enter hospital as it has the effect of extending their stay, an NHS.... more
(07 December 2006 00:21)

Inspectors to focus on at-risk children
Support for vulnerable children will be given more attention in children’s services inspections under proposals from Ofsted’s new chief inspector of.... more
(07 December 2006 00:14)

Family lawyers criticise government over fixed fee plan
Family lawyers have criticised the government for ignoring their concerns over plans to replace hourly rates with fixed fees. more
(05 December 2006 15:49)

Sure Start ‘will miss target families unless closer health ties are formed’
Health services are detached from some Sure Start outreach and home visiting schemes, latest findings warn. more
(06 December 2006 11:53)

Disabled people 'losing autonomy'
The social care system’s increasing focus on acute care is leaving millions of disabled people with no control over their lives, the Disability.... more
(07 December 2006 00:59)

Wheatley raises stakes on funding
Jails chief Phil Wheatley is threatening a revolt against the government’s plan to increase the prison population. more
(07 December 2006 00:51)

Funding doubts spark social worker flight from young offender units
Social workers placed at young offender institutions unde a government scheme are leaving because funding for their posts has not been secured beyond.... more
(07 December 2006 00:10)

Few detainees left at Harmondsworth
Only a small number of detainees remain at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre after a major disturbance there last week. more
(07 December 2006 00:48)

Contact at Christmas. Should an alcoholic mother be given access to her fostered children?
A mother who misuses alcohol and drugs is keen on seeing her children at Christmas. But their foster carers object more
(07 December 2006 00:12)

My practice - Nichola Glover-Edge
Making preparations for Christmas in a large day service is not easy. How do you cater for people aged between 18 and 72 with varying abilities? more
(07 December 2006 00:58)

Organising staff's Christmas rota. Giles Gardner reports from Devon Council
Merry Christmas. But is everybody having fun? Many staff have to work through the holiday period. Here, operations manager Giles Gardner explains.... more
(07 December 2006 00:49)

More young offenders feeling safe in custody, inspectors find
A report from the chief inspector of prisons on conditions in youth custody out today has found an increase in how safe under 18s say they feel. more
(06 December 2006 15:08)

Charity organises free legal advice for asylum seekers
An advocacy charity has organised a legal team to work for free to support destitute asylum seekers this week. more
(06 December 2006 15:20)

Schools and employers urged to help people gain skills and find work
Schools and employers must do more to help people to gain skills to lift them out of poverty into employment, a government report said today. more
(06 December 2006 14:39)

Minister seizes on study to bolster reform plans
A five-year study into homicides and suicides by psychiatric patients has been seized upon by the government to justify its mental health law.... more
(07 December 2006 00:44)

Ruling may herald end to waiting lists
Scottish councils may be unable to operate waiting lists for free personal care following a landmark ombudsman’s ruling last week. more
(07 December 2006 00:35)

Welsh chiefs discuss partnership worries
Council leaders in Wales have called for local authorities to take charge of community and public health to deliver the assembly government’s plans.... more
(07 December 2006 00:25)

‘Discrimination rife’ in NHS despite duty
The NHS is lagging behind councils in implementing the duty to promote disability equality, which came into force this week, the Disability Rights.... more
(06 December 2006 12:01)

Advocacy for young people in care evaluated
Elaine Chase, senior research officer at the Thomas Coram Research Unit and John Kemmis, chief executive of Voice, report on the recent evaluation.... more
(06 December 2006 11:58)

Conservatives set out to challenge Mental Health Bill on several fronts
The Conservative Party has tabled a series of amendments to the Mental Health Bill and vowed that it will not pass through the House of Lords.... more
(06 December 2006 11:50)

Glasgow social care strike called off
A planned strike by more than 2000 social care staff in Glasgow over pay cuts has been called off at the eleventh hour after public sector union.... more
(06 December 2006 11:33)

Benefit rules for lone asylum seeking young people relaxed
Rules governing benefits for lone asylum seeking young people are to be relaxed to prevent them facing financial hardship. more
(06 December 2006 11:24)