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Burstow urges social workers to overhaul 'crisis' care system
The care services minister has put social workers at the heart of his plans to transform social care from a "high-dependency service" to one that supports people to stay independent.
18 May 2012
Knowledge gap puts social workers at risk of breaking law
Children's social workers lack knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, meaning they could be breaching the legislation in child protection cases involving parents with learning disabilities, warn experts.
23 May 2012
Surge in calls to mental health helplines
Charity warns of "huge demand" for mental health support as impact of welfare cuts and recession bites.
22 May 2012
CQC: Personalisation lacking in Winterbourne-style services
Many learning disability hospitals and care homes are failing to provide person-centred care, the Care Quality Commission has found in its national review triggered by the Winterbourne View case.
08 February 2012
NHS safeguarding training squeezed by anti-terrorism strategy
NHS training in safeguarding is being squeezed by requirements to train staff in identifying adults at risk of becoming terrorists, it has been claimed.
02 April 2012
Autism
It is estimated that 500,000 families throughout the UK are affected by autistic spectrum disorders or child autism, according to figures from the National Autistic Society.
07 May 2010
Panorama: CQC inspection regime slammed following abuse
The Care Quality Commission's risk-based approach to regulating care services has been called into question, following revelations of abuse of people with learning disabilities in a specialist hospital.
05 August 2011
Approved mental health professionals polled over stress
A survey to measure burnout among approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) has been launched by researchers at King's College London.
03 January 2012
Social workers 'marginal' to integrated care pilots
Social care professionals were 'marginal' to flagship government pilots designed to integrate support for people with long-term conditions, an evaluation has concluded.
22 March 2012
Where social workers go wrong in assessing mental capacity
Social workers need to work harder to enable service users to make decisions for themselves, says independent mental capacity advocate and consultant Natalie Saunders. (Image: Purestock/Getty Images)
12 March 2012
Advocate and applicant, therapist and bureaucrat: the stress of the AMHP
Janine Hudson explains the rationale behind the National AMHP Survey 2012
29 February 2012
Social worker banned for inappropriate conduct towards carers
A social worker has been struck off the social care register for misconduct that included inappropriate and sexually motivated behaviour towards two carers.
24 February 2012
MPs: Disabled people to lose out from 'medical model' reform
Disabled people risk losing out because government benefit reforms are overly based on the medical model of disability, MPs have warned in a report.
20 February 2012
NHS must protect lives of all psychiatric patients at risk
Psychiatric hospitals risk breaching human rights law if they do not take action to protect the lives of patients admitted informally, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgement today.
08 February 2012
Supreme Court to rule on councils' right to limit care funding
The Supreme Court is to rule on councils' right to take resources into account in determining the levels of care they will fund for users, in a case that could have significant implications for social care funding.
08 February 2012
Social workers need better Mental Capacity Act training
Social workers need more effective training and guidance in applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to take decisions on behalf of service users and support them to make decisions for themselves.
31 January 2012
'The deprivation of liberty safeguards are not dead'
A recent Court of Appeal judgement was described as the death of the deprivation of liberty safeguards. However, best interests assessor Lorraine Currie disagrees, and says Lord Justice Munby's ruling provides useful tools for practitioners.
18 January 2012
Social workers urged to support distressed cancer carers
Social care professionals have been urged to increase assessment levels for carers of cancer patients after a survey found half were receiving no support and a similar proportion were experiencing mental distress.
27 January 2012
500,000 to lose out on disability living allowance
Half a million disabled people would lose out on benefits through the government's reform to disability living allowance, it revealed today. (Pic: Voisin/Phanie/Rex Features)
17 January 2012
Government waters down disability living allowance cuts
The government has watered down its controversial cuts to disabilty living allowance (DLA) by dropping plans to double the period after the onset of disability before which people can qualify for the benefit (Image: Rex).
16 January 2012
