Community Care articles from June 2008

Community Care archives from June 2008

Opinion Columns.(dementia management)
June 26, 2008... the big picture consultation starts well The dementia strategy is an excellent opportunity for NHS and councils to plan for the expected rise in dementia sufferers The public consultation on the first ever national dementia...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
June 26, 2008... Issue of the week: Personalisation As an experienced social worker I have undertaken care management since its inception.I have always encouraged direct payments provided that an adequate level of support and robust procedures are available...

Letters.
June 26, 2008... 26Junewordonweb From Outside Left by Mike McNabb Race row Tory: A thing of the past? Time was when you could depend on a Conservative, often one with associations with Wolverhampton South West, to make some sweeping statement...

News.(broker services for health insurance)
June 26, 2008... USE THIS VERSION FOR WEB Independent brokers paid to organise support packages for individual budget users should be regulated by service users and carers, a report has proposed. Research into the role of brokers by social inclusion...

News.
June 26, 2008... "We have such an officer for animals, for goodness' sake, and we should have one for people who deal professionally with children as well." Shadow children's minister Tim Loughton proposing the creation of a chief social worker, who would...

Features.(labor law; character references )
June 26, 2008... By Mary Jackson Queston: "I recently interviewed a good candidate but wasn't "wowed", is it ok to approach their referees before I offer the job?" Answer: The simple answer is "yes". The law is very clear with relation...

Teen mums go back to school.(Features)(Moat House)
June 26, 2008... "Teachers don't judge pupils, they treat them as individuals. The girls say they are respected" Moat House is helping teenage mothers get back into education and succeed. Kathy Oxtoby reports oe didn't like school. "I couldn't...

Features.(government health funds)
June 26, 2008... T he figure of [pounds sterling]863m constitutes a pretty big hole in London's adult social care budget, but this is how much London Councils claims the city's services would lose over the next three years without "formula damping" - a form of...

Proven Practice.(child welfare)(Website list)(Recommended readings)
June 26, 2008... While there is a lot of research and literature about the problems which looked after children experience in education, until recently relatively little effort was put into removing those barriers. However, research and policy attention to the...

Proven Practice.(child education in care)
June 26, 2008... Dean Craddock Learning by Experience 26/6 Magazine Component What I learned * When considering how to improve the education of children in care, too little attention has been given to asking such children what it is that...

How to beat neck pain.(Reviews)(study by Denmark's National Research Centre for the Working Environment)(Column)
June 26, 2008... Few of us have got perfect postures which means we're bound to suffer from neck pain, writes Elisabeth Wilson stress busting we've got to work on our bodies to avoid aches and pains This time it's personal. The theme of this column is...

Features.
June 26, 2008... Placebos cannot replace love The marketing of dubious remedies for children has highlighted the rise of the medicalisation of childhood, writes Dr Michael Fitzpatrick he launch of a new cherry-flavoured chewable pill for children has...

Walker's welfare.(Features)(Roy Walker of the Secure Accommodation Network)
June 26, 2008... Re-elected chair of the Secure Accommodation Network, Secure children's homes are in decline. In the past five years their number has dwindled from 31 to just 19 (18 are in England and one in Wales). Roy Walker, the newly-appointed chair of...

We'll never meet again.(Features)(nursing homes; separation of elderly couples)
June 26, 2008... Older couples occasionally face being split up if their individual care needs are different. This flies in The wedding vow "till death do us part" has become impossible to fulfil for some older couples because of the way care home places...

'The world opened up'.(Good Practice)(social services funding)
June 26, 2008... In the second in our series of articles on personalisation, Emma Bowler looks at self-directed support in action in West Sussex what works * Identifying customers and carers willing to share their stories. This is a powerful way to...

Reviews.('The National Evaluation of Sure Start: does area-based intervention work?' and 'The Child in Mind - A Child Protection handbook' )(Book review)
June 26, 2008... The National Evaluation of Sure Start: does area-based intervention work? aaaaa Ed: Jay Belsky, Jacqueline Barnes and Edward Melhuish Policy Press Paperback ISBN 9781861349491 [pounds sterling]21.99 The government's...

Features.(nursing homes; narratives)(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... Monday I worked the weekend so do the afternoon shift today. This usually involves bringing around the tea trolley, playing games with residents in the lounge and organising trips to the town or local places of interest. But because we're short...

Features.(homelessness charity)
June 26, 2008... Rosie and Mr Warlock may have passed the flush of youth but we do like to get down with the kids and go to a festival or two over the summer. Problem is you keep running into work. Glastonbury is the mother of all festivals and this year I...

playground?(Features)(social care recruitment)
June 26, 2008... The new deal for agency workers will radically change social care recruitment, writes Mark Hunter, but how? Will councils raise eligibility criteria to pay for temps' new rights or will they now recruit more permanent staff? Workers' ...

Speed is of the essence afterservice user assessments.(Management in Practice (old))
June 26, 2008... David Johnstone, in the second of three articles on personalisation in Devon, looks at brokerage and the rapid equipment service he first in this series of three short articles focused on our first point of contact, the CareDirect Plus...

Editorial Comment.(dementia)(Editorial)(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... the doubling of dementia When it comes to dementia the figures are truly frightening. By 2021 about one million people are projected to have the condition in the UK, compared with the 700,000 who currently suffer with it. The fact that...

Editorial Comment.(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... indicative of a problem A series of damning reports have highlighted poor care arrangements for people with learning disabilities and it is encouraging to see that the Healthcare Commission has decided to keep a close eye on progress. ...

Implementing the Mental Capacity Act.(Research Realities)
June 26, 2008... Jill Manthorpe reviews research which casts light on practitioners' readiness to implement new legislation on mental capacity The RESEARCH Title: Whose decision? Preparation for and implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in...

Taxpayers won't be so enthusiastic.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 26, 2008... Direct payments and fraud dangers As an experienced social worker I have undertaken care management since its inception. I have always encouraged the use of direct payments provided that an adequate level of support and robust procedures...

News.
June 26, 2008... mental health Carers set to be consulted over emergency detention mithran.samuel@rbi.co.uk The carers in the landmark Bournewood case have hailed a significant government concession in provisions to safeguard people lacking...

News.(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... step forward Telford and Wrekin Council marked National Falls Awareness Day on 24 June with a campaign to get people to exchange their "sloppy slippers" for more secure footwear. Pictured are Denis Allen, cabinet member for community services,...

Mencap calls for NHS to be assessed on service access.(News)(National Health Service)
June 26, 2008... Specialist trusts face checks but charity says mainstream NHS needs closer scrutiny learning disabilities Related articles Healthcare Commission announces fresh learning disabilities probe People with learning disabilities:...

Cabinet well-being 'champion' sought.(News)(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... mental health Experts are calling for a cabinet-level mental health "champion" to lead a cross-government strategy to improve the mental well-being of the entire population. A coalition of seven leading organisations have outlined...

News.(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... news in brief ABORTION Abortions among girls aged under 16 rose by 10% to 4,376 in 2007, according to Department of Health figures published last week. Abortions among under-14s also rose by 21% from 135 in 2006 to 163 last year. ...

News.(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... workforce Unison members say no to pay deal and yes to strikes Related articles Unison members defeat leadership in council strikes debate External information Unison local government Local Government Employers ...

Petrol costs fuel staff crisis.(News)(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... Employers rule out hike in mileage allowances as union demands government help workforce Related articles Unison to ballot local government staff on strike action External information Unison's local government section ...

News.
June 26, 2008... ADVERTISING ALERT Community Care would like to stress that "Community Care Jobs Online Limited", which has been invoicing local authorities for job adverts, has nothing to do with our magazine or our website. If you have any doubts about...

Activists call for greater service user involvement.(News)
June 26, 2008... personalisation daniel.lombard@rbi.co.uk Some councils are failing to contact people who could benefit from personal budgets, campaigners have said. Catherine Bewley, of learning disabilities group Values into Action, said it was...

News.(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... Mum's the word Asha Sylvester-Edwards enjoys being among the first children to play in a sensory garden recently opened by charity Family First. The garden at Mayholme teenage parent project in Alexandra Park, Nottingham, was cultivated and...

News.(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... 1 Personalisation compromises workers rights unison forum hears 2 Unison members defeat leadership in council strikes debate 3 Jeff Jerome made national director for social care transformation 4 Skills for care issues for staff...

Ministers to probe students' readiness for social work.(News)
June 26, 2008... Officials visit councils amid concerns over quality of degree courses and practice placement Related articles CWDC ponders advanced children's social worker role Newly qualified social workers: surviving the first year ...

News.(Brief article)
June 26, 2008... maria.ahmed@rbi.co.uk A flagship 24-hour telephone helpline for carers will be introduced only in England when it is launched next year, the government has said. The [pounds sterling]2.7m helpline, which is part of the government's...

Strategy aims to cut numbers in residential care.(News)
June 26, 2008... Call to invest [pounds sterling]200m to increase existing 30% diagnosis rate for people with dementia and improve their quality of life dementia mithran.samuel@rbi.co.uk More than [pounds sterling]200m a year should be invested in...

left in the lurch.(Opinion Columns)(Viewpoint essay)
June 26, 2008... There are dangers inherent in direct payments for one thing, care workers have a nasty habit of not showing up for work I'm a service user because I'm physically disabled, paralysed from the neck downwards, the result of a tumour on my...

a lesson from the force.(Opinion Columns)(Viewpoint essay)
June 26, 2008... The police are piloting initiatives that delegate more discretion to officers - social workers should be given similar powers Under New Labour, there have been longstanding concerns in the public services about the amount of bureaucracy and...