http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbFri, 16 May 2008 11:50:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108213/editorial-comments-labour-must-hold-fast-and-fund-better-adult-social-care.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108213/editorial-comments-labour-must-hold-fast-and-fund-better-adult-social-care.htmlThis has been adult care's week in the sun. Fri, 16 May 2008 11:50:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108202/news-round-up-prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-daughters-grave.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108202/news-round-up-prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-daughters-grave.htmlOther headlines in today's papers include: Tories launch new group to tackle homelessness; 'Ladette' culture sees jump in crimes by girls; Woman beat to death her grandmother to stop inheritance being spent on care billsFri, 16 May 2008 09:34:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108204/prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-her-daughters-grave.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/108204/prisons-campaigner-found-dead-at-her-daughters-grave.htmlOther headlines in today's papers include: Tories launch new group to tackle homelessness; 'Ladette' culture sees jump in crimes by girls; Woman beat to death her grandmother to stop inheritance being spent on care billsFri, 16 May 2008 09:13:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/108172/help-the-aged-renews-calls-to-outlaw-age-discrimination.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/108172/help-the-aged-renews-calls-to-outlaw-age-discrimination.htmlHelp the Aged has renewed calls for ageism to be outlawed following new research showing that two-thirds of the UK population do not think the government is taking older people seriously.Tue, 13 May 2008 11:15:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/07/108107/early-risers.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/07/108107/early-risers.htmlWelcome to The Excellence Network, Community Care's new honours programme which recognises innovative and impressive practice and shares it with social care. We have been looking for teams that are passionate and committed and have implemented progressive ways of working. Today we reveal the teams our judges felt showed excellence in our final category, early intervention. The five teams have used preventive methods to improve users' lives immeasurably. The learning points from these teams and projects - and those from the other categories in partnership working user involvement/inclusion self-directed care/independent living and training/development - can be accessed through our free good practice database at www.communitycare.co.uk/Practices/Search.aspx On this page, James Blewett looks at the effectiveness of early intervention and prevention while, opposite, Rowenna Davis examines the honoured teams' work Wed, 07 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT