http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbMon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/114050/personalisation-in-scotland.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/114050/personalisation-in-scotland.htmlScotland's government is pledging to make self-directed support central to social care. Jeremy Dunning investigates what this will mean Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/11/114037/tessa-jowell-expresses-support-for-mutuals-in-social-care.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/11/114037/tessa-jowell-expresses-support-for-mutuals-in-social-care.htmlBetter known as the Olympics minister, former social worker Tessa Jowell tells Jeremy Dunning of her enthusiasm for the mutual model for social care delivery Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/03/113920/gps-dementia-tagging-is-it-too-demeaning.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/03/113920/gps-dementia-tagging-is-it-too-demeaning.htmlIs the GPS tagging of people with dementia an infringement of personal liberty or a safe route to empowerment and independence? Vern Pitt examines both sides of the argument Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/25/113902/good-practice-north-yorkshire-telecareassistive-technology.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/25/113902/good-practice-north-yorkshire-telecareassistive-technology.htmlOlder people in North Yorkshire are seeing the benefits of the council's progressive approach to telecare devices. By Natalie ValiosThu, 25 Feb 2010 11:35:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/15/113777/adult-safeguarding-boards-have-membership-and-funding-problems.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/15/113777/adult-safeguarding-boards-have-membership-and-funding-problems.htmlGovernment plans to put safeguarding boards on a statutory footing will need to tackle a series of funding and membership problems that currently limit impact, finds Vern Pitt Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:31:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/12/113785/are-personal-budgets-more-cost-effective.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/12/113785/are-personal-budgets-more-cost-effective.htmlTo what extent can self-directed support meet the need for councils to save money while improving services, ask Mithran Samuel and Jeremy Dunning Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:05:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/11/113790/popp-a-look-at-the-final-report-on-partnerships-for-older-people-projects.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/11/113790/popp-a-look-at-the-final-report-on-partnerships-for-older-people-projects.htmlThe National Evaluation of Partnerships for Older People Projects suggests nearly all are cost effective, while there was particular success with the provision of practical help, finds social care consultant Melanie Henwood Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:38:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/04/113729/dementia-strategy-in-action-in-croydon.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/04/113729/dementia-strategy-in-action-in-croydon.htmlThe national dementia strategy is one year old but a key study has found progress is slow. Vern Pitt visited Croydon - which has long been held up as a leader in dementia care - to ask professionals and carers about how the strategy's objectives and the challenges posed by the condition are being tackled Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:52:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/04/113728/geoff-ettridge-on-local-authority-cuts-via-the-back-door.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/04/113728/geoff-ettridge-on-local-authority-cuts-via-the-back-door.htmlGeoff Ettridge pinpoints practices used by councils to cut costs by hidden means, practices which can cross the border into dishonesty and run counter to principles of local democracy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/29/113673/older-people-early-intervention-schemes-lead-to-better-health.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/29/113673/older-people-early-intervention-schemes-lead-to-better-health.htmlSave money and improve lives? The NHS and councils' early intervention scheme has, reports Jeremy Dunning Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:12:00 GMT