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Attitudes to Disability

Yesterday, the BBC published a survey commissioned by ComRes to mark the 40th anniversary of the ‘Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970’ which was the first piece of legislation that recognised ‘disability’ It is hard to imagine that it …...

Published 30 Nov 2010 5:19 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, discrimination, government, politics, uk, Employment, BBC, Disability, personal, Disabled, Alf Morris, attitude survey, chronically sick and disabled persons act, ComRes, invisible disability
A Vision for Adult Care – a few brief thoughts

I’ve only just had a chance to read the ‘Vision for Adult Care’ published yesterday and wanted to offer a view very initial thoughts although I haven’t any doubt that it will be referred to continually for many years to … Continue reading →...

Published 17 Nov 2010 7:12 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, dementia, work, carers, mental health, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, health, carer, direct payments, personalisation, local government, care services, personal, uk social work, personal budget, individual budgets, care in the community, big society, paul burstow, care sector, personal budgets in care, vision of adult care
First they came for the Taxi-cards..

I’m aware of the parochial nature of some of my writing. I am predominantly UK centric and generally make no apology for that which is reflected in my audience. Today, I’m going to be particularly London-centric. The story came to … Continue reading...

Published 16 Nov 2010 6:18 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social issues, work, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, london, Disability, Taxicab, personal, Public transport, access in london, london transport, taxicards, taxi-cards, transport for all, transport for london
Three Strikes

Over the weekend, I was listening to This Week in Westminster and I was curiously concerned by Conservative MP, Nick Boles who appeared on the programme, assertion that no-one would be affected by the ‘third strike’ of the ‘three strikes’ … Continue...

Published 15 Nov 2010 6:52 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social issues, work, benefits, politics, social policy, conservative party, member of parliament, poverty, personal, iain duncan-smith, employment support allowance, Incapacity Benefit, atos, nick boles, punishing the poor, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Aung San Suu Kyi

A quick post to mark the fantastic news about the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. As the former (and likely future) leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma/Myanmar, she has been the face of democracy and the … Continue reading →...

Published 14 Nov 2010 7:25 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: politics, personal, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, myanmar, National League for Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize, rangoon
Sinful Wastrels

I haven’t had time to read through the White Paper on Welfare Reform called Universal Credit : Welfare that Works yet. I finished work late last night and went to bed almost embarrassingly early. Hopefully, I’ll have a chance to … Continue reading...

Published 12 Nov 2010 6:51 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, discrimination, benefits, politics, personal, White paper, iain duncan-smith, Jobseekers Allowance, Volunteering, Community service, Unemployment, Welfare reform
The Evacuee

I have a poppy. I get one every year. Sometimes I get more than one because I tend to lose them or actually, they often fall off during the week before Remembrance Sunday. Sometimes, when I come across them, I … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 11 Nov 2010 7:13 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social issues, older people, work, old age, london, evacuation, World War II, personal, History, Remembrance Sunday, WAAF, White poppy (symbol)
Project Prevention on Strange Quarks

I’d like to direct anyone who has an interest in Project Prevention (and anyone who doesn’t should!) to the latest episode of the ‘Strange Quarks’ podcast where Stuart Sorensen is featured as an interviewee. Project Prevention, as Stuart explained...

Published 10 Nov 2010 4:54 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: work, politics, podcast, personal, Project Prevention, strange quarks, stuart sorenson
Life as a Social Work Student 1

NB: This is a guest post from the now-student who contributed previously about her pre-course observation of a social worker. I hope she’ll continue to update me as long as I can persuade her to . I sneaked in the … Continue reading → Read...

Published 10 Nov 2010 7:01 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, Education, personal, Colleges and Universities, Essay, life as a social work student, Student
On Failing Care Homes

Today, the BBC report on a statement by Unison, who represent the inspectors who work for the CQC (Care Quality Commission), explaining how failing care homes will be able to thrive under the ‘cost-saving’ exercises which are the utterly despicable …...

Published 9 Nov 2010 6:47 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, mental health, nursing care, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, long-term care, Home Care, nursing home, BBC, personal, Secretary of State for Health, Care Quality Commission, cqc, andrew lansley, cynthia bower, care uk donation, cynthia bowers, poor quality residential care
Regaining Radicalism

An issue that has been swilling around in my head for a while concerns the ‘reclamation’ of the radical tinges of the social work profession and whether or not we are moving into a potentially more dangerous era as the … Continue reading →...

Published 8 Nov 2010 6:36 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, socialcare, mental health, local authority, old age, politics, local government, Trade union, Unison, personal, British Association of Social Workers, basw, Public services, Tertiary sector of the economy
On Professional Conferences and Frontline Workers

The thought for this post came during a brief conversation with my sister yesterday. I was berating and ranting about how I have a feeling that ‘no-one ever listens to us’. The ‘us’ in question, just to give the conversation … Continue reading →...

Published 5 Nov 2010 6:28 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, local authority, politics, community care live, health, local government, Disability, personal, national children's and adult services conference, Hilton Dawson, andrew lansley, paul burstow
A Quick Plug

Just a quick post to direct people towards this post I wrote for the new Guardian Local Government Network. Read and enjoy – there seems to be a fair bit on the site of interest to local authority employees and … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 4 Nov 2010 6:05 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, local authority, health, local government, personal
The Sailor

Last week, I went to see an elderly man who has dementia. I’ve known him for a couple of years and have seen the progression of this dementia. Sometimes the progression happens at different rates. We’ve had a lot of … Continue reading → Read...

Published 4 Nov 2010 5:38 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: residential care, social care, social work, older people, dementia, work, mental health, MCA, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, long-term care, uk, health, care home, England, personal, personal budget, Royal Navy, sailor
Trouble at the CQC

A lot of people working within the social care sector have had misgivings about some of the changes that have been taking place at the CQC (care quality commission). The CQC is responsible for monitoring and registering care services (as … Continue...

Published 3 Nov 2010 6:41 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, long-term care, health care, Home Care, Southern Cross, Southern Cross Healthcare Group, nursing home, personal, Care Quality Commission, cqc, compassion in care, cynthia bower, eileen chubb, private eye, Standard of care
Adoption, Agencies and Costs

This week is the so-called ‘National Adoption Week’ where press focus switches towards the promotion of adoption. It’s an area I don’t really have any experience of but there are a story milling around in the press gave me pause … Continue reading...

Published 2 Nov 2010 6:33 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, politics, uk, local government, family, adoption, Child, personal, fostering, Foster care, Tim Loughton, adoption agencies, national adoption week, privatisation of care services, use of agencies in adoption and fostering
Care Credits

Over the weekend, the Paul Burstow announced that he was looking at the system of ‘credits’ where people who volunteer to help older adults and adults with disabilities in exchange for ‘credits’ towards their own care when they are older … Continue...

Published 1 Nov 2010 6:44 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, discrimination, local authority, old age, government, politics, elderly, health, carer, local government, Disability, personal, paul burstow, care credits, Volunteering

November 2010 - Fighting Monsters

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Attitudes to Disability

A Vision for Adult Care – a few brief thoughts

First they came for the Taxi-cards..

Three Strikes

Aung San Suu Kyi

Sinful Wastrels

The Evacuee

Project Prevention on Strange Quarks

Life as a Social Work Student 1

On Failing Care Homes

Regaining Radicalism

On Professional Conferences and Frontline Workers

A Quick Plug

The Sailor

Trouble at the CQC

Adoption, Agencies and Costs

Care Credits