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Your guide to: April deadlines
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 29.03.05, 2005, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
April 1st is often the date on which all or part of legislation or programmes are implemented. The author provides an overview of changes to look out for on 1 April 2005. Provides details on Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004, Carers' Grant, Children Act 2004, Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, Learning Disabilities Development Fund, Protection of title of social workers, and changes in the sentencing of offenders.
The test of time
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 38, 18.6.03, 2003, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
A fifth of adults with learning difficulties live with elderly parent. This article looks at how well the social care sector is serving this population of carers.
Quality living
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.6.96, 1996, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.