The Department of Health is celebrating the success of its Dignity in
Care campaign which has so far attracted 10,000 Dignity Champions. The
department credits the rise in applications to be champions to the
involvement of Sir Michael Parkinson who has spearheaded the call for
volunteers. The other day I met a social worker. I know, big news for a social work
journalist, eh?! But, given that we meet outside work, the surprising thing was she admitted to me that
she was a social worker in the first place. I have seen people get
verbally harangued by ordinarily reasonable strangers at parties for
simply admitting that fact. 
The Department for Children, Schools and Families' decision to pilot individual budgets for disabled children shouldn't come as too much of a surprise.
By Clare Jerrom
It astounds me that at a time of increased awareness about bullying in schools and initiatives being launched left right and centre to tackle this growing issue that we have such appalling examples of bullying on tv and in the press every single day.
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