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• Should councils be competing for business?

  by Amy Taylor From April 2008 all patients registered with an English GP have been able to choose which hospital they want to visit once they have been referred to see a consultant. The only time this will not be the case is when people require treatment... Posted Aug 06 2008, 11:21 AM by The Social Work Blog Filed under: local authorities, councils, hospital, NHS Trusts, GP

• Council bans words

  by Anabel Unity Sale Councils always get a bad rap in the papers. If it's not one thing it's another. This time Tunbridge Wells Council is in the frame for attempting to make sure it uses inclusive language by banning the word 'brainstorming'... Posted Jun 23 2008, 05:31 PM by The Social Work Blog Filed under: local authorities, Local Government Association, councils, anabel unity sale, banning, words

• Unfair repercussions of legal aid changes

  From October 1st last year no legal aid funding has been available for placements in family assessment centres - used when care proceedings have begun to assess parents' parenting ability. This means that such placements now have to be soley funded... Posted Apr 09 2008, 04:31 PM by The Social Work Blog Filed under: child protection, legal aid, children, councils, judge, parents