Councils have a ‘place shaping’ responsibility and this includes ensuring the community is a better place to live. Dame Denise Platt, Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection, has urged councils to respond to the challenge in the fast developing social care scene.
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By Peter O’Hara
Ill health and disabilities come in different forms which are often complex and inter-related. For this reason, health and care services have been brought together to provide holistic support. But this integration has a long way to go because the culture in the health service differs from that in the care service. The author explores the barriers to cultural change and looks at ways to progress successful joint working.
The Department of Health has launched a ‘no prescription pad’ campaign to cut the use of antibiotics which don’t work on colds, most coughs or sore throats.
The campaign will run through March and April and adverts will be appearing in newspapers and magazines. Leaflets and posters will also be displayed in GP practices and pharmacies throughout the country.
By C Otto Scharmer
In three segments, “Shifting the Social Field,” “Facing Three Enemies,” and “A 12-Step Presencing Practice,” Scharmer introduces the social technology of presencing to management and management science. The learning and change theories that guide leaders’ actions are based on reflecting on past experience. But the complex challenges facing us today require a new form of learning – one that connects us to the emerging future.
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Disabled parents and their children often receive fragmented and inadequate support, says a new study by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. Fragmentation has developed following the restructuring of services within councils where separate adults’ and children’s services have been created. This has led to competition about ‘who owns the family’.
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Almost two thirds of adults are mis-using emergency help services by dialling 999 in non-urgent situations, according to research commissioned by ntl:Telewest Business. The study revealed that confusion is rife over situations that warrant 999 calls, with a quarter of adults admitting they would dial emergency services to report graffiti, vandalism and other deliberate damage to property and almost a fifth insisting they would call about a stolen bike.
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This report from the Audit Commission sets out a framework for a scrutiny review of youth antisocial behaviour and it describes the availability of activities to reduce or prevent it.
Youth anti-social behaviour is a local concern in many areas, and most people agree that ‘having nothing to do’ is a trigger. Scrutiny provides an opportunity for elected members to engage with a complex topic, assess what is happening locally, and identify opportunities for improvement. Scrutiny panels or committees can review issues from several different viewpoints.
An online community website for sharing information has been launched by the Improvement and Development Association to support local authorities in developing apprenticeships for 16 to 24-year-olds. Users can log on to the Community of Practice, order a media pack and gain access to ‘apprenticeship tracker’ and ‘apprentice’s pen portrait gallery’.
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