Sun.Dec 12, 2021

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Providers failing to register placements to deprive children of liberty

Community Care

Providers are failing to register unregistered placements for which they have been authorised to deprive children of liberty, despite being required to do so urgently. Ofsted has been notified of 33 unregistered placements authorised by the courts under the inherent jurisdiction since December 2020, for children aged 15 on average. The regulator disclosed the figures in its annual report , published last week.

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Hunt launched to find ‘ghost children’ missing from schools in England

The Guardian

England’s care commissioner begins exhaustive inquiry as a record number of absences are reported by 10 local authorities An investigation to locate so-called “ghost children” who have fallen off the radar during the pandemic is to be launched by England’s children’s commissioner, the Observer can reveal, amid growing concerns over their welfare. In an intervention further highlighting the concerns over the whereabouts of tens of thousands of children, Rachel de Souza said she would immediately

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COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures: what’s the impact on youth mental health? #CAMHScampfire

The Social Care Elf

Douglas Badenoch appraises a recent cross-sectional survey study, which looks at COVID-19 partial school closures and mental health problems. Follow #CAMHScampfire on Twitter at 5pm GMT on Monday 13th December for an online journal club discussing this paper. Or sign up now to join the free webinar hosted by ACAMH. The post COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures: what’s the impact on youth mental health?

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MANAGING GRIEF AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME

Prosper Health Collective

Grief affects different people in different ways. For many people, special holidays during the year can be especially difficult. Christmas is usually a time for gathering with friends and family, and if someone important to you has died, or is absent for another reason, this time of year can exacerbate painful thoughts and feelings. What you might notice.

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Call for Book Chapter Proposals for Anthology on Arts-Based Pedagogy

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Call for Book Chapter Proposals for Anthology on Arts-Based Pedagogy. The COVID-19 pandemic created the largest global disruption of education processes and systems in history, forcing diverse educators within schools, universities, communities, and non-profit organizations to shift the ways in which they deliver knowledge. Transitioning from traditional face-to-face learning to on-line learning posed many challenges for both educators and learners, while simultaneously creating the opportunity

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Number of healthy patients ‘stranded’ in English hospital wards rises by 80%

The Guardian

Many fit people are not being discharged because of a lack of adult home care or community health provision The number of patients stuck in hospital in England despite being medically fit to leave nearly doubled between February and November this year. The rise is worrying health experts, who say it is more evidence that the crisis in the adult care system is creating backlogs in the NHS.

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Mothers and babies at risk as vital health services in England stay shut

The Guardian

Experts fear postnatal clinics could remain closed even longer as Omicron restrictions are ramped up Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Mothers and babies are being put at risk as vital health checks and support services remain shut months after lockdown was lifted, health professionals and charities have warned. Face-to-face services for new families stopped when lockdown began in March last year and have not come back in many parts of the country.

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Homecare services crisis in England at worst point yet, say operators

The Guardian

Hours of unmet care increase more than fivefold since May to 1.5m, social care body finds, amid rising demand and staff shortages Services that look after the elderly and disabled at home are facing the worst crisis in memory, operators have warned, with hours of unmet care in England increasing more than fivefold since May to 1.5m. Vital visits to look after people with dementia and other disabilities are being denied amid rising demand – including families concerned about sending their loved o

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‘An insult’: care home bosses decry £60 payouts from Javid’s fund to retain staff

The Guardian

Councils start to distribute cash from government scheme to stop exodus from sector Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Care home bosses have called the first wave of government payouts intended to halt an exodus of workers “derisory”, after it emerged some operators had received grants of just £60 a person before tax. The government has offered amounts from a “retention and recruitment” fund launched by the health secretary, Sajid Javid, that equate to £150 and £155 a