New Scottish Government E-documents

The following e-documents have been added to the catalogue with links:
National Health Service Scotland (2010). Health in Scotland 2009: time for change.
Scottish Government (2010). Tackling child poverty in Scotland: a discussion paper.
Landy, R., Walsh, D. & Ramsey, J. (2010). The Scottish Health Survey: the Glasgow effect.
Page, L. (2010). 2009/10 Scottish crime and justice survey: main findings.
Fraser, A. (2010). Youth violence in Scotland: literature review.
Scottish government. (2010). Refreshing the national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland: report of the National Suicide Prevention Group.
Scotland. Communities Analytical services. (2010). Domestic abuse, housing and homelessness in Scotland: an evidence review.
Scottish Government. (2010). An assessment of the development of telecare in Scotland 2006-2010.

On Care knowledge - Scottish Reports

The Scottish Government have published this years MAPPA, Multi Agency Public Protection annual reports, one for each of the Scottish Criminal Justice Authorities. The reports offer statistics on the number of offenders being managed and also detail what arrangements are made in each community to manage offenders who pose a risk to the public. The reports have been collected together by CareKnowledge for convenient viewing.

Also on Careknowledge: Landy, R., Walsh, D. & Ramsey, J. (2010). The Scottish Health Survey: the Glasgow effect. Scottish Goverment. This examines health inequalities in relation to socio-economic factors.

Baby P - What would you have done?

Following the publication of the second serious case review, in this week's Community Care (11 Nov 2010), Perdeep Gill reviews the options the workers on the case faced at each stage. Community Care can be found at Jordanhill Serials 362, and is also available electronically via Suprimo.

Community Payback Orders in Scotland

Community Payback orders effectively replace Community Service Orders, Probation Orders and Supervised Attendance Orders. Read more in:
 McNeill, F. (2010). Community payback and the new national standards for criminal justice social work. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.
This report was highlighted by the Carekowledge Service.

Care Quality Commission on the Mental Health Act

The Care Quality Commission have published Monitoring the Use of the Mental Health Act in 2009/2010. This includes a detailed survey of Community Treatment Orders, which are now being used at 10 times the rate anticipated at the time the legislation was introduced. Dame Jo Willams, chair of the Commission, has expressed her concern in the Guardian, 27 October. the report also cites examples of poor practice which infringes the human rights and dignity of mental health patients.

National Adoption Week

November 1st - 7th is National Adoption Week as championed by BAAF. Find out more about the BAAF campaign. A newly adopting parent is also writing a blog on the Guardian web pages: Daddy's adoption stories.