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October 2008
Personal Budgets may prove a burden
October 2008
Not whether, but how. That was how former care services minister Ivan Lewis once described the purpose of the official evaluation of the 13 individual budge pilot schemes enabling older people and those with disabilities and mental health problems to buy care and support services of their choice.
David Brindle, The Guardian, Wednesday October 29th 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2008/oct/29/personal-budgets-disability-social-care
Points system recommended for social care needs
October 2008
A national points system to ration care for millions of older and disabled people was recommended yesterday by the head of the social care inspectorate in England.
John Carvel, Social Affairs Editor, The Guardian, Thursday October 23rd 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/23/longtermcare-socialcare
Workforce 'timebomb' starts ticking
October 2008
Mounting restrictions and ever more complex workload are threatening recruitment and retention in the social care sector. However, the economic crisis might actually be part of the solution.
Andrew Cole, The Guardian, Wednesday October 22nd 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/22/public-sector-careers-social-care
Complex family care needs
October 2008
Pam Gray is the sole carer for her disabled daughter, Gemma, but has her own health problems that make the bigger picture of the family needs much more complex.
Linda Jackson, The Guardian, Wednesday October 22nd 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/22/long-term-care1
Firm action needed to remove stigma
October 2008
The way we do business needs to change. The world economy is in turmoil, companies are folding and large scale job losses are increasing…so why is it, then, that ministers remain reluctant to change their thinking on how disabled and severely disadvantages people can contribute to society through employment?
Sally Reynolds, The Guardian, Wednesday October 22nd 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/22/socialenterprises-socialexclusion
Recognition is vital
October 2008
The UK’s six million carers feel exploited because the system pretends to ignore their contribution. A carers’ leader proposes a radical reform.
Alex Fox, The Guardian. Wednesday October 22nd 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/22/long-term-care
Should we want to cure autism?
October 2008
Two American grandparents are raising the global profile of the condition starting with a controversial debate in London tonight.
Cassandra Jardine, Daily Telegraph, Wednesday October 22nd 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2008/10/22/ftautism122.xml
Small steps to success
October 2008
For some children, communication is a huge leap. But Anne Gough helps each one make it.
David Ward, The Guardian, Tuesday October 21st 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/oct/21/teaching-awards2
Children need 'safe' areas, research shows
October 2008
Schools and colleges need to help students with learning difficulties feel safer and more secure between lessons, new research has found.
Anthea Lipsett, Guardian.co.uk, Tuesday October 14th 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/oct/14/specialeducationneeds-schools1
New technology holds the key to supporting people with learning disabilities, says charity
October 2008
Many of the 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in the UK are being denied a voice in how their care is personalised, a charity claimed today.
Sara Gaines, Society Guardian, Wednesday October 1st 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/01/learning.disability.personalised.care
