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On yer bike!

Housing is an issue that has been a consistent backdrop to all of the work that I’ve done since I began working in statutory social services. There is a massive shortage of affordable housing. This leads to overcrowding, poor conditions and some heightened...

Published 29 Jun 2010 6:51 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: Coalition government, council housing, discrimination, Employment, housing, iain duncan-smith, older people, on your bike, personal, politics, social mobility, work
Random Round-up

As I’m still creaking back to normal, I have come across a number of articles that made me consider and ponder which I thought I’d share. It is a little hotch-potch of different things about a variety of subjects but that’s just the way my brain is working...

Published 28 Jun 2010 6:47 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: alzheimers, facebook, martin narey, nessa childers, personal, politics, social care
Into the Deep End

While I’m still recovering at home, my thoughts are turning over a number of things as they come up and I suspect while I am still off work, I’ll be considering some more ‘memory’ posts to keep me on top of things. After I qualified, well, actually a...

Published 25 Jun 2010 5:21 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: elderly, local authority, local government, old age, older people, personal, social care, social issues, social services, social work, socialcare, uk, work
Initial Budget Thoughts

Osborne delivered the so-called ‘Austerity Budget’ yesterday. Cuts we were expecting and cuts is what we got although, and there is nothing original in me saying this, the ‘We’re all in the together’ mantra does ring a little hollow when it’s delivered...

Published 23 Jun 2010 7:10 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: benefits, budget, child benefit, cider, Disability, george osborne, health, housing benefit cuts, june budget, local authority, politics, social care, social issues, uk, value added tax, vat increase, welfare benefits, work
Cutting the Fat

Yes, it’s Budget Day today but I felt the analysis is better suited to a discussion after the announcements have been made rather than trying to second-guess them although we can say without any doubt that cuts are the order of the day. On the barest...

Published 22 Jun 2010 6:56 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: fast food, health, national institute of clinical excellence, nice, performance indicators, personal, preventative health care, social policy, targets
Cuts

Some of the coalition’s plans to cut the national budget deficit are beginning to take shape and we are beginning to see where the ‘pain’ will be felt. As I have previously remarked, the atmosphere within the service where I work anyway, has most definitely...

Published 18 Jun 2010 6:57 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: abolition of free swimming, direct payments, Disability, government cuts, ilf, independent living fund, personal, physical disability, politics, social issues, social work, Swimming, work
Engaging with the Television

As I’m getting to my feet, one of the most difficult things I’m finding in the ‘recovery’ phase is trying not to do too much. I am over the initial stages when I couldn’t really much very much but at the point when doing too much (which isn’t very much...

Published 17 Jun 2010 7:26 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: mental health, personal, tea, teapigs, television, white tea, work
In Hospital

I had never been in hospital as an in-patient before – at least not in my memory. I have vague recollections of an admission as a child but didn’t remember any of the details excepting the fact that I couldn’t eat and that made me sad! So...

Published 15 Jun 2010 7:51 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: work
Brief Update

I am back home again. I have been home for a few days. The operation was successful – actually, it was more successful than I’d been told it could possibly have been in advance – if that makes any sense (which it probably doesn’t without going...

Published 13 Jun 2010 8:34 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: personal
A hiatus

This is my penultimate day at work before I go into hospital. I’d been considering what I would say to the service users I see regularly and after initially thinking about being a bit vague about ‘going away for a while’, I felt that didn’t sit comfortably...

Published 2 Jun 2010 6:20 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: hospital, personal, Sick leave, social work, work
Preparations

I’m just tidying up some of my bits and pieces at work in preparation for my surgery and recovery period. I have a student at the moment and the sickness is coming at an awkward time but provisions have been made for my absence. I wanted to leave...

Published 1 Jun 2010 6:51 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: work

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In Hospital

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