Editors' picks
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Social worker and novelist Gaynor Arnold, nominated for the Man Booker prize, tells Chris Arnot why the professions complement each other -
It's astonishing that a country that values its gardens as highly as the UK doesn't integrate garden activities into care, says Christopher Manthorp -
John Carvel questions Barbara Young about the future regulation of health and social care in England and whether her affiliation to Labour will inhibit her independence -
Peter Beresford, of Brunel University, on the report drawing on the views of service users and practitioners -
I have lost my belief in the effectiveness and humanity of social work, says Alison Napier, as she quits -
Sue Taylor takes great satisfaction from helping older people to regain control of their lives - but it's a job not without risks
Most recent
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Aug 20 2008:
Sue Blackmore: Revulsion at news of a dead body left on a hospital ward says more about our emotional squeamishness than standards of care
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Aug 13 2008:
Ros Coward: A 93-year-old's novel has allowed her to escape the fate that most of us, when elderly, most fear. Let's celebrate her
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Aug 13 2008:
Obituary: Government adviser on policy for the aged
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Aug 11 2008:
Jonathan Rutherford: The new Conservatives say that there is such a thing as society, after all. But are they prepared to stump up the cash for it?
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Aug 10 2008:
Jeremy Seabrook: Labour's disdain has its antecedents in Victorian, Elizabethan and even medieval strategies for controlling the 'worthless poor'
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Aug 10 2008:
As people live longer, Britain needs new ways to meet the rocketing bill for long-term care
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Aug 10 2008:
Unsecured lenders ranging from British Red Cross to local authorities will receive a fraction of amount due
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Aug 6 2008:
Andrew Webster, Surrey council's former strategic director, left his job just weeks before publication of a report uncovering serious failures at the council where he worked
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Aug 3 2008:
New state guidelines on paying for nursing home care do little to ease plight of many sick elderly people
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Jul 29 2008:
Obituary: Compassionate and innovative poet of the fractured self
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Jul 26 2008:
Kevin Williams: We need to set high aspirations for children in care, and help them achieve their goals in life
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Jul 19 2008:
John Harris: Thirtysomethings can't admit they will face an impoverished retirement without proper care
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Jul 18 2008:
European judges rule in favour of mother who says she was forced out of her job because of her son's disability
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Jul 18 2008:
Alexander Chancellor: My 88-year-old uncle Robin has left the house he has lived in for half a century and moved to a hotel in Chiang Mai
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Jul 17 2008:
Audit Commission claims councils fail to inform the elderly about volunteering, leisure and social activities
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- Sharing the burden for carers
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- If you work in social care, buy this book
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