Articles by Date : December 01 2007 - December 31 2007

Readers' opinions: our 2007 poll results
Community Care's online polls have thrown up a number of surprises this year. Simeon Brody reports more
(13 December 2007 08:01)

Research: Social isolation in older people
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(12 December 2007 19:29)

Practitioners' Messages
This relates to the "Research: social isolation in older people" article from page 36 of the 13 December issue more
(12 December 2007 19:13)

Research Abstracts: Age discrimination
Title: Social inclusion and older people: a call for action Author:  Sinclair, David; Swan, Amy; Pearson, Anna; Publisher: London: Help the.... more
(12 December 2007 19:02)

How the National Care Costing Tool can boost commissioning
Great claims are being made for the National Care Costing Tool's potential to cut costs and improve quality, reports Corin Williams more
(12 December 2007 18:42)

Hospital social work and how less bed blocking means more emergencies
The decline in NHS bed blocking is encouraging but emergency readmission rates continue to rise. Amy Taylor looks at why this is happening and the.... more
(12 December 2007 18:33)

Case Study - Everton Road
Social workers and matrons team up in Liverpool more
(12 December 2007 18:20)

Cornwall missed chances to prevent Hoskin's death
Reviews slam care of murdered man with learning disabilities as council launches probe more
(12 December 2007 10:03)

Full interview with Carol Tozer
Director of adult social care at Cornwall Council more
(12 December 2007 18:09)

Why incapacity benefit changes won't work
The government's desire to cut the incapacity benefit bill will fall foul of society's preoccupation with ill-health, writes Dr Michael Fitzpatrick more
(12 December 2007 18:04)

Housing: Adam Sampson on how the housing market affects homelessness
Shelter chief executive Adam Sampson discusses the government's housing plans and the prospects for ending UK child poverty by 2020 more
(12 December 2007 17:55)

Children's Plan: commitment to end child poverty restated
Child poverty campaigners praised the government yesterday for committing to its target, made in 1999, to halve child poverty by 2010 and eradicate.... more
(13 December 2007 00:01)

Forced Marriage Act: consultation to help on applying to courts
The government has launched a consultation on how to apply the Forced Marriage Act 2007. more
(13 December 2007 00:01)

Child trafficking and slavery in the UK: Debbie Ariyo reports
Children trafficked into the UK from Africa, and Nigeria in particular, are living a life of exploitation by better off relatives and others, writes.... more
(12 December 2007 14:32)

Engagement of young people: 11 Million Takeover Day
Amy Taylor reports on young people who visited Thames Valley police as part of 11 Million Takeover Day more
(12 December 2007 14:17)

Children and Young Persons Bill: the critics have their say
Social work services modelled on GP surgeries is the big idea in the Children and Young Persons Bill. But those pushing the plan have met resistance.... more
(12 December 2007 13:54)

Key Points
Key points - linked to practice what we preach article more
(10 December 2007 13:27)

Working with sex offenders: Helen Stanley
Working with offenders to keep children safe from sexual harm is difficult but necessary to ensure a brighter future, writes Helen Stanley more
(12 December 2007 13:21)

Community radio: two Manchester projects
Community radio stations can really help galvanise local people and engage young people. Crispin Andrews reports from Manchester on two stations.... more
(12 December 2007 13:15)

Children’s Plan invests £1bn on schools and families
The government’s Children’s Plan, which was launched today, places family support, education and kid’s play at the heart of a £1bn investment to.... more
(12 December 2007 12:17)

From the vaults
news recovered from the Community Care archive more
(12 December 2007 12:10)

Care home couple questioned over suspicious deaths
Two people are being questioned on suspicion of the murder of five care home residents. more
(12 December 2007 12:09)

Lifestyle Tips: Enter the cold comfort zone
Millions fail the new year's resolution test. So how can you boost your willpower? Elisabeth Wilson explains more
(12 December 2007 12:06)

Lifestyle review: Tabloid treatment obscures disturbing story
Andrew Mickel finds Panorama's depiction of the use of anti-psychotic drugs with Alzheimer's patients somewhat clumsy more
(12 December 2007 12:03)

Career Clinic
Q: I have just been offered a job which I have already verbally accepted. However, when the contract arrived in the post, the terms and conditions.... more
(12 December 2007 11:58)

The Big Picture: Dig deep for chief execs!
Christmas is the time for feeling sorry for people and lobbing coins into buckets. After all, charities have bureaucracies to sustain more
(12 December 2007 11:40)

Front Line Focus: Let's just relax for once
Trying to live an ethical life involves uncomfortable choices and is far more complicated than ethics in the social care world more
(12 December 2007 11:32)

On the Move
Latest movers and shakers in the social care world more
(12 December 2007 11:21)

Abuse claims review
Other headlines today include:- U-turn on sight drug; We don’t like children in this country; Footballer ‘faces death’ after losing asylum case. more
(12 December 2007 11:16)

Service User Voice: Internet can ease the pain
Christmas often underlines the isolation of the socially excluded. But access to the internet and Second Life might just help more
(25 December 2007 07:13)

Rochdale to enhance top director's job
Rochdale adult social services is considering changing its management structure because of concerns that the top job has become too big for one.... more
(12 December 2007 10:47)

Loss of care staff jobs would have 'catastrophic' effect
Thousands of "unskilled" non-EU care workers might not have their work permits renewed more
(12 December 2007 10:45)

Editorial Comment: It's time to look forward
A quick scan of Community Care's opinion columns in 2007 reveals a recurrent theme - funding. The f-word has coloured just about everything else.... more
(12 December 2007 10:32)

Editorial Comment: The price of independence?
The case of Steven Hoskin, a disabled man with learning disabilities murdered last year by people he believed to be his friends, is first of all a.... more
(12 December 2007 10:08)

A gift for the social worker in your life
Community Care cartoonist Fran Orford is offering to reproduce copies of his magazine comic strips to raise money for Chernobyl survivors. more
(12 December 2007 10:07)

Social worker struck off for sexual relationship with user
A social worker from Rochdale has been struck off the Social Care Register for sexual misconduct with two service users. more
(11 December 2007 14:46)

Wirral Council pays out £10,000 to foster carers
Wirral Council has paid £10,350 compensation to two foster carers for failing to support them after an emergency placement. The council also failed.... more
(11 December 2007 12:21)

Government aims to make direct payments the norm
Cross-department concordat backed by £520m of ring-fenced money for three years more
(11 December 2007 12:19)

Schools are told to make room for social workers and police
Other headlines today include:- Couple arrested over five care home ‘murders’; They couldn’t care less more
(11 December 2007 11:35)

Union activist’s appeal against dismissal fails
A psychiatric nurse who this week lost her appeal against dismissal plans to take her case to the European Court of Human Rights. more
(11 December 2007 11:12)

Crisis resolution teams struggle to make impact
A National Audit Office report reveals that mental health crisis resolution home treatment (CRHT) teams are struggling to provide services for people.... more
(11 December 2007 10:57)

Extra grants funding for post-16 children
The government has earmarked nearly £100m for disabled children as part of its Children’s Plan, published this week. more
(11 December 2007 10:33)

Northamptonshire County Council Community Services Is modernising its day service provision for adults with learning disabilities
A number of opportunities to work with NCC on this agenda will be presented over the next 12-18 months. more
(10 December 2007 09:12)

Elderly to get control of their own care budget
Other headlines today include:- Family justice policy does not work for children, report says; ASBOs turn children to crime; We’re not paid enough.... more
(10 December 2007 10:33)

Council leaders criticise local government funding settlement
The Local Government Association has said that the money the government is to give councils to fund care services over the next three years is.... more
(07 December 2007 15:49)

Carers UK highlight poverty of those who quit work to care
One in 10 carers cannot afford their rent or mortgage, according to information released by Carers UK today. more
(07 December 2007 11:11)

Independent living strategy for disabled people to be launched
The Office for Disability Issues is to launch an independent living strategy for disabled people next year, the disability minister has said. more
(07 December 2007 11:01)

Scots fostering plan leaves out allowances and placements
The Scottish government has unveiled plans for the overhaul of fostering services but stopped short of backing mandatory allowances for carers or.... more
(07 December 2007 10:56)

Patients in mental crisis not getting help promised
Other headlines today include:- Exercise can prevent Alzheimer’s; Nurse who killed children must serve at least 30 years; Plan to close 15 women’s.... more
(07 December 2007 10:09)

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