Helping the homeless experience personalisation at St Mungo's

Hard-to-reach client groups, such as the homeless, suffer problems in accessing personal budgets. The homelessness charity St Mungo's has been running a project to address some of the difficulties. Jeremy Dunning of Community Care reports.

Posted: 31 May 2011

Personalisation survey: main findings

Jeremy Dunning outlines the main findings from the Community Care/Unison personalisation survey

Posted: 24 May 2011

Paul Burstow at Community Care Live 2011: Vox pops

Members of the audience reflect on Paul Burstow's speech

Posted: 18 May 2011

A unique solution to teenage homelessness...

Community Care's Camilla Pemberton spoke to two teenage students about their experiences of homelessness.

Posted: 16 May 2011

'Cameron should understand importance of disability benefit

James Coke, disabled protester, on the David Cameron's support for disability cuts.

Posted: 11 May 2011

#hardesthit match against disability benefit cuts

Protesters in London speak out against cuts to disability living allowance and employment and support allowance.

Posted: 11 May 2011

Munro on managers

On the publication of the final instalment of her child protection review, Professor Eileen Munro tells Community Care's Molly Garboden that the gaps between social workers and their managers must be narrowed.

Posted: 10 May 2011

Munro wants statutory early intervention

On the publication of the final instalment of her child protection review, Professor Eileen Munro tells Community Care's Molly Garboden that local authorities should have a statutory duty to provide early intervention services.

Posted: 10 May 2011

Government must accept review in full

On the publication of the final instalment of her child protection review, Professor Eileen Munro tells Community Care's Molly Garboden that the government must accept her review as an organic whole.

Posted: 10 May 2011

Munro: ICS should stay local

On the publication of the final instalment of her child protection review, Professor Eileen Munro tells Community Care's Molly Garboden that child protection IT systems should be designed locally rather than by the national government.

Posted: 10 May 2011

Child protection survey: key findings and quotes

Posted: 12 Apr 2011

March for the Alternative

Thousands of social care workers join the TUC's March for the Alternative in London on 26 March.

Posted: 30 Mar 2011

Camilla Pemberton interviews Oranges and Sunshine director Jim Loach

New film Oranges and Sunshine tells the true story of how a social worker from Nottingham, called Margaret Humphreys, uncovered Britain's child migration scandal.

Posted: 15 Mar 2011

Social work college debate

Hilton Dawson and Maurice Bates debate the merits of the two proposed national social work colleges at a recent Compass event

Posted: 9 Mar 2011

What the cuts mean: social care staff speak out

Quotes from social workers and social care staff on the cuts facing services in the UK

Posted: 8 Mar 2011

Education Secretary Michael Gove on being adopted

As the government launches updated adoption guidance in a drive to improve adoptions for children in care, Michael Gove speaks out about being adopted

Posted: 23 Feb 2011

Fifth of social care providers expect to go out of business this year

Findings of an exclusive Community Care survey on social care provider fees

Posted: 15 Feb 2011

Tackling bed blocking in Portsmouth

Social care and health workers joint working to reduce delayed discharges

Posted: 8 Feb 2011

WorldSkills UK Caring Competition (heats) 2010

In June 2010, 10 care workers from across the UK showcased their skills in the WorldSkills UK Caring Competition final, which was hosted by the National Skills Academy for Social Care. This video shows what it was like at the regional heats.

Posted: 21 Jul 2010

Marion Albrecht on how she became addicted to super-strength drinks

Former drinker Marion Albrecht outlining how she became addicted to super-strength drinks and the damage it did to her

Posted: 15 Jun 2010

Dennis Rogers - on his struggles with super-strength lager

Reformed super-strength drinker Dennis Rogers who explains how he was prepared to drink himself to death

Posted: 15 Jun 2010

Helga Pile on personalisation

Unison’s national officer for social care Helga Pile analyses the findings of the research

Posted: 19 May 2010

Personalisation: A social worker's view

Social worker Beverley Latania explains the impact of personalisation in her area

Posted: 19 May 2010

Autism strategy video

Care services minister Phil Hope outlines the government's aims with its new autism strategy.

Posted: 4 Mar 2010

Care Minister Phil Hope dancing

At the launch of the government's dementia awareness campaign, in the dingy surroundings of London night club Pacha, care minister Phil Hope dances with dementia patients.

Posted: 1 Mar 2010

Handling stress as a social worker
Frontline social worker Rachel Rowson shares her top tips with Community Care about handling stress and high caseloads in the children's services department in Swindon.
Posted: 25 Feb 2010

Lord Lipsey on Personal Care at Home Bill
Lord Lipsey outlines his opposition to the bill
Posted: 25 Feb 2010

What will a single law mean for social workers?
Law Commissioner Frances Patterson explains what the codification of adult social care law could mean for social workers.
Posted: 24 Feb 2010

Social work practices: a case study
A social worker and partner at Evolve YP, Staffordshire Councils social work practice pilot, discusses the benefits of the pilot model.
Posted: 22 Feb 2010

BASW social work rally
Politicians from the three major parties joined social workers and service users at a rally in London in defence of the social work profession.
Posted: 13 Nov 2009

Self directed support in Surrey - part 2
Posted: 24 Jun 2009

Self directed support in Surrey - Part 1
Posted: 22 Jun 2009

Community Care Live 2009
Message from PR guru Max Clifford
Posted: 18 Jun 2009

Phil Hope on personalisation

Care services minister Phil Hope reflects on progress made so far on personalisation in adult social care at a recent Community Care/SCIE/Department of Health conference

Posted: 19 Mar 2009

The Laming report on child protection

Community Care's Maria Ahmed reports from the launch of Lord Laming's report on improving child protection

Posted: 12 Mar 2009

Working towards prevention in older people's services

Video from the recent round table discussion on Working towards prevention in older people's service

Posted: 10 Mar 2009

Reading students on the closure of their course

Staff and students from Reading University's social work course express their concerns about the proposed closure of the department 

Posted: 23 Feb 2009