Lansley backs independent practices to support older people
Adult social workers will be invited to form independent practices to support older and disabled people, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said today.
05 November 2010
NCAS: Burnham slams Gove for downgrading child protection
Children's safeguarding services will suffer if Michael Gove continues his focus on education at the expense of social care, Andy Burnham, shadow education...
04 November 2010
Fallout from benefits cuts set to land on social workers
The chancellor's announcement last week of a benefits cap could see children's services in some areas swamped with new cases, experts are warning.
11 October 2010
Service cuts and welfare reform may cue storm of protest
The row over the government's decision to end child benefits for higher rate tax payers provides a taste of the storm to come once major spending cuts are announced on 20 October.
07 October 2010
Too far, too fast: King's Fund urges caution on health reforms
The King's Fund has called on ministers to reconsider the speed and scale of new health reforms warning of "significant risks" at a time of increasing financial...
07 October 2010
Cameron vows to protect troubled families despite cuts
David Cameron has insisted the government can invest in early years projects and help put troubled families back on track, despite looming spending cuts.
06 October 2010
Osborne axes child benefit and confirms welfare cap
Families on welfare benefits will have their payments capped at about £500 a week from 2013 while child benefit will be withdrawn from higher-income families,...
04 October 2010
Children's minister Tim Loughton joins frontline for a week
Leading up to the release of Professor Eileen Munro's first report on children's services, children's minister Tim Loughton spent last week shadowing frontline social workers in Stockport. He told Community Care about his experience.
04 October 2010
Thousands more could be stripped of incapacity benefit
Thousands of people could be stripped of their incapacity benefit under Treasury plans to introduce means testing. Sources within the Treasury have...
10 September 2010
MPs look to save integrated care schemes from NHS overhaul
MPs will probe how existing integrated health and social care schemes can be protected during the government's radical overhaul of the NHS in the coming...
28 July 2010
Paul Maynard MP: life with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Conservative MP Paul Maynard talks to Jeremy Dunning about how he will influence policy on disability in parliament
06 July 2010
How to protect vulnerable services
Cuts are coming and, with an end to ring-fencing, services are at risk. A "whole area" approach may help them survive, says Jasmine Ali
14 June 2010
Loughton takes responsibility for social work reform
Tim Loughton, children's minister, will take on responsibility for the majority of the social care remit, the Department for Education has confirmed.
03 June 2010
CWDC budget slashed by £15m
The Children’s Workforce Development Council’s budget will be slashed by £15m over the next financial year.
24 May 2010
Government scraps Labour's free personal care plan
The government has axed Labour's plan to provide free personal care to about 110,000 more people in England, despite the measure already being on the statute...
20 May 2010
Coalition promises to reduce inspection burden
The coalition government has promised to scale back regulation and inspection within children's services. The promise is contained within the full...
20 May 2010
Maggie Atkinson wants to lead debate on risk in safeguarding
Children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson has volunteered to lead a national debate on how agencies assess risk when it comes to children's safeguarding. Responding...
19 May 2010
Social care: who's who in the new government
Social care: who's who in the new coalition government
17 May 2010
Sarah Teather new minister for children and families
Former shadow children's minister Tim Loughton has been announced as a parliamentary under-secretary in the renamed Department for Education under the new coalition government.
14 May 2010
Sector welcomes Paul Burstow as care minister
Social work experts are welcoming the appointment of Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow as the new care services minister. The Sutton and Cheam MP is...
14 May 2010
