Baby Phttp://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMTLGA wants Laming assessment recommendation to be scrappedhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114013/lga-wants-laming-assessment-recommendation-to-be-scrapped.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114013/lga-wants-laming-assessment-recommendation-to-be-scrapped.htmlThe Local Government Association has called on the government to scrap Lord Laming's recommendation that all referrals from a professional must lead to a formal initial assessment.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMTEfficiency savings could lead to bigger council cuts, warn directorshttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/09/114010/efficiency-savings-could-lead-to-bigger-council-cuts-warn-directors.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/09/114010/efficiency-savings-could-lead-to-bigger-council-cuts-warn-directors.htmlSuccess in making efficiency savings to council budgets could lead to further cuts, the the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:11:00 GMTTories: The next few years are about 'firefighting'http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/08/113997/tories-the-next-few-years-are-about-firefighting.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/08/113997/tories-the-next-few-years-are-about-firefighting.htmlShadow children's minister Tim Loughton has admitted children's services will be "firefighting" until the recession ends and care referrals reduce.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:39:00 GMTTory social care policy emerges from the shadowshttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/08/113996/tory-social-care-policy-emerges-from-the-shadows.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/08/113996/tory-social-care-policy-emerges-from-the-shadows.htmlCommunity Care looks at emerging Conservative social care policyMon, 08 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMTAdult care faces cuts as councils protect children's serviceshttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113979/adult-care-faces-cuts-as-councils-protect-childrens-services.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113979/adult-care-faces-cuts-as-councils-protect-childrens-services.htmlMost councils are planning savage cuts to adult social care but intend to protect children's services from financial pain, public finance chiefs have found.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:50:00 GMTTim Loughton, shadow children's secretary, on Tory plans for social workhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113971/tim-loughton-shadow-childrens-secretary-on-tory-plans-for-social-work.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113971/tim-loughton-shadow-childrens-secretary-on-tory-plans-for-social-work.htmlTim Loughton insists he is prepared to trust social workers and free them from central controls – even in the face of high profile mistakesFri, 05 Mar 2010 09:54:00 GMTBaby P: Nobody spoke for us, say Haringey social workershttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/04/113957/baby-p-nobody-spoke-for-us-say-haringey-social-workers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/04/113957/baby-p-nobody-spoke-for-us-say-haringey-social-workers.htmlSocial workers at Haringey felt abandoned and isolated during the media outcry over the Baby P case.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:31:00 GMTThousands of social workers needed to implement Laminghttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/02/113934/thousands-of-social-workers-needed-to-implement-laming.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/02/113934/thousands-of-social-workers-needed-to-implement-laming.htmlAs many as 6,300 extra social workers are needed to implement just one of the recommendations made by Lord Laming (pictured) in the wake of the Baby P case, new research has found. Picture credit: PATue, 02 Mar 2010 10:04:00 GMTLGA urges social workers to develop relations with mediahttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/01/113928/lga-urges-social-workers-to-develop-relations-with-media.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/01/113928/lga-urges-social-workers-to-develop-relations-with-media.htmlEmployers should support social workers to engage with the media to increase public understanding of the profession, according to new guidance from the Local Government Association.Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:10:00 GMTIntervening in complex families to protect children at risk http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/26/113919/intervening-in-complex-families-to-protect-children-at-risk.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/26/113919/intervening-in-complex-families-to-protect-children-at-risk.html Head: Effective interventions for complex families where there are concerns about or evidence of a child suffering significant harm body: This...Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:34:00 GMT