http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead learning difficulties news and articles from Community Care as soon as they're published.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT60http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114021/how-the-shaw-trust-and-scope-have-used-workstep-to-help-disabled-people-find-work.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114021/how-the-shaw-trust-and-scope-have-used-workstep-to-help-disabled-people-find-work.htmlVern Pitt investigates examine how Scope has supported disabled people find employment by using the Workstep scheme, which will later this year be superseded by Work Choice Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114015/news-round-up-jon-venables-laming-adult-care-row-election.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114015/news-round-up-jon-venables-laming-adult-care-row-election.htmlHeadlines in today's papers include:- Parties clash ahead of elderly social care summit; Psychiatric report said Jon Venables was a 'negligible risk'; Public sector pay has risen 15% more than private since Labour came to powerWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114016/jon-venables-laming-adult-care-row-election.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114016/jon-venables-laming-adult-care-row-election.htmlHeadlines in today's papers include:- Parties clash ahead of elderly social care summit; Psychiatric report said Jon Venables was a 'negligible risk'; Public sector pay has risen 15% more than private since Labour came to powerWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114017/political-leaders-urged-to-stop-bickering-over-social-care-reform.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/10/114017/political-leaders-urged-to-stop-bickering-over-social-care-reform.htmlAn Age Concern and Help the Aged poll has revealed that six out of 10 adults think politicians are not doing enough to work together to improve the care and support system.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113988/integration-birmingham-to-create-315m-health-and-care-budget.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113988/integration-birmingham-to-create-315m-health-and-care-budget.htmlBirmingham Council and its NHS partners are set to create a pooled budget of £315m, establishing what is believed to be one of the country's biggest health and social care partnership arrangements.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113978/support-for-fathers-of-learning-disabled-children.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113978/support-for-fathers-of-learning-disabled-children.htmlResearch into the positive roles that fathers of children with learning disabilities can provide is explored by Nick Gore Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/26/113917/risk-factor-a-young-offender-with-learning-disabilities-who-was-prone-to-violent-outbursts.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/26/113917/risk-factor-a-young-offender-with-learning-disabilities-who-was-prone-to-violent-outbursts.htmlWorking with young offenders is difficult at the best of times, but problems can be complicated further when an offender has learning disabilities, writes Mark Drinkwater. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:48:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/23/113875/leonard-cheshire-disability-explores-cuts-in-user-support.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/23/113875/leonard-cheshire-disability-explores-cuts-in-user-support.html Leonard Cheshire Disability is considering closing down its award-winning service user support team in an effort to cut costs. The charity, Britain's...Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/10/113764/councils-fail-to-tell-service-users-about-personal-budgets.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/10/113764/councils-fail-to-tell-service-users-about-personal-budgets.htmlMany councils in England are failing to provide potential service users with adequate information about personal budgets – nearly two years into the personalisation agenda.Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:52:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/02/113706/short-breaks-for-disabled-children-may-be-statutory.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/02/113706/short-breaks-for-disabled-children-may-be-statutory.htmlLocal authorities could face specific statutory duties on providing short-break services for families of disabled children and young people after ring-fenced funding ends in 2011.Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMT