http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/ Adult social care analysed en Copyright 2012 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:30:41 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Social Work Blog. See you there!]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/the-end-of-the-inspector.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/the-end-of-the-inspector.html Politics social work blog Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:30:41 +0000 Community Care was one of a number of news organisations to trumpet the return of the delayed discharge as a political issue, after government figures this month appeared to show a 30% hike in the number of days patients spent in hospital when ready for discharge from 2005-6 to 2006-7. ]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/delayed-facts-and-figures.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/delayed-facts-and-figures.html Politics Delayed discharges Government Liberal Democrats Mithran Samuel Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:04:33 +0000 Welfare Reform Act will operate. ]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/who-gets-what-in-the-switch-ov.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/who-gets-what-in-the-switch-ov.html Disabled people benefits disability employment support allowance gary vaux incapacity benefit Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:31:31 +0000 Stitching a deal together" - read Mark Hunter's report on the Midlands experience of cross region collaboration Secondly "Vision, with one eye on Wanless", read Mark Ivory's feature on how public service agreements alluded to in the recent comprehensive spending review, could move social care towards a more preventative, inclusive service.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/this-weeks-feature-articles.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/this-weeks-feature-articles.html Feature article Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:33:13 +0000 by Adam McCulloch If you ever get bogged down with seemingly intractable problems in social work, and society in general, you could do worse than visit www.unltd.org.uk, the website of UnLtd, the foundation for social entrepreneurs. Here you’ll find reasons for optimism in the shape of dynamic ideas for improving quality of life for everybody in the UK.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/-if-you-ever-get.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/-if-you-ever-get.html Workforce ideas bank social entrepreneurs social work UnLtd Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:25:32 +0000 by Red Keith Two momentous events are celebrated today (7 November) First up is National No Bullying Day. It turns out that social care is rife with bullies.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/how-to-stop-the-bullies.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/how-to-stop-the-bullies.html Workforce Bolsheviks bullying Karen Reissman Russian revolution social care social work social workers Unison Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:30:01 +0000 This year's pay deal for English, Welsh and Northern Irish council staff may have been agreed after a seven-month stand-off between employers and unions but the prospects for industrial conflict across the sector seem as great as ever. Following four years in which the growth in council pay has not kept pace with inflation, let alone average wages across the economy, the government wants employers to ensure three more years of the same - with pay rises of just 2%. In response, unions Unison, GMB and Unite have promised to join counterparts across the public sector in a unified action to counter ministers' ambitions.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/local-government-pay-lets-get-1.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/local-government-pay-lets-get-1.html Workforce GMB Local government Local Government Association New Labour pay strike action the Treasury Unison Unite Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:06:48 +0000 Check out latest information can be found on the Community Care site.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/queens-speech-update.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/queens-speech-update.html Politics Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:43:32 +0000 by Natalie Valios Apparently Christmas should be downgraded so that festivals from other religions receive equal billing.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/dont-downgrade-christmas.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/dont-downgrade-christmas.html Community cohesion Christmas community cohesion institute for public policy research Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:36:12 +0000 piece of research from Community Care. Worth checking out.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/service-rationing.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/11/service-rationing.html Workforce eligibility criteria service rationing social worker Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:24:29 +0000 As part of my new job as chief practice writer on the magazine I have recently been visiting a number of social services departments. On one such visit to an adult services team I witnessed an interesting debate. Speaking to me about their day to day role one manager said the immortal line "well of course we are all care managers now, not social workers," causing one of his colleague to instantly look pained and argue that this was not the case for everyone. ]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/are-social-workers-extinct.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/are-social-workers-extinct.html Workforce caseload extinct social work social workers Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:40:57 +0000 comprehensive spending review has finally arrived - 15 months later than originally planned. And for adult social care, the immediate news is grim - 1% real terms growth in spending for local government, a quarter of the level accorded to the already booming NHS. However, the government has held out the prospect of a brighter future by promising a green paper on the funding and delivery of adult care services, designed to tackle demographic change. So a case of satisfaction delayed? I fear not.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/jam-tomorrow-for-adult-social-1.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/jam-tomorrow-for-adult-social-1.html Politics adult social care Alzheimer's Society comprehensive spending review King's Fund Labour local government Tories Wanless Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:06:14 +0000 Yesterday I had my most full on work-related experience since joining the magazine almost five years ago. I spent part of the day at a hospital in the North shadowing the social work team. This involved interviewing a renal social worker, who works with people with kidney problems. When she asked if i wanted to go up to the dialysis ward to meet some of the people she worked with I nodded thinking it would be a good way to get an idea of what a usual day for her entailed. ]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/on-the-frontline.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/on-the-frontline.html hospital nurses renal social worker social care professionals social work Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:08:07 +0000 Sex in public and car parking. Not two natural bedfellows, unless you are Stan Collymore of course (Google it). These two issues have recently highlighted the need for greater equality training and education.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/equality-training.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/equality-training.html Equality disabilities education homophobia sex training voluntary organisations Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:05:34 +0000 Birmingham council has raised concerns over large numbers of inexperienced social workers in its children's services who are at risk of burnout. But the problem is not just Birmingham's - it goes hand in hand with the territory.]]> http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/the-truth-about-burnout.html http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-social-work/2007/10/the-truth-about-burnout.html Workforce burnout homelessness hostels social work Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:40:56 +0000