BBC1 Documentary

There is a documentary to be shown on BBC1 on Monday claiming to tell the hidden story behind Peter Connelly’s death. I say ‘claims’ as, despite it being shown on the world respected BBC, these days I question the purpose and motive of everything I see and read  :/

It seems that the police sought to manipulate the press to connect the case to Victoria Climbie’s – it would certainly gather more ammunition to hurl at social workers by doing so and deflect against others who might have prevented Peter’s death.

I am struggling to see how an Ofsted report can go missing. The reports are a public document available online and paper copies are issued to the organisation.

I suppose it is understandable that everyone concerned will look into their handling of such a case ensure paperwork is up to date etc, and so there is bound to be some retrospectively added comments manipulated by hindsight.

I wonder about the motives for such a programme so long after the event, guaranteed viewers for the tragic, cruel death of a little blond boy? I suppose if it repairs some of the damage to the social work profession… Yes, lessons should always be learned from tragedy and fault carried where it lies and yes it is public interest…I suppose I am just a bit too much anti TV and news these days. Give me a chick flick any day 🙂

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2014/10/22/baby-p-documentary-claims-police-briefed-journalists-social-workers/

 

There’s no place like home

In response to Protecting Our Parents, Series 1 Episode 2 with Kathleen and Leonard.

Why is it that we do not provide the option of 24 hour home care? Is it due to cost? As it seems to me that with the amount of home visits they received (11 between them) and the costs they accumulated in 999 calls this would work out a cheaper alternative and they would both be happy?

I feel that the episode seems to portray Kathleen as being rather stubborn.And although I do appreciate that she did seem to demonstrate some memory loss, overall the inaccuracy in diagnosing her mental capacity seemed to me only due to the fact she did not engage with other peoples opinions of ‘the right care for her’ going forward.

The social worker seemed very clear on the fact that moving them away from their home would not be in their best interest and rightly so, however despite having increased visits from carers the 999 calls continued and this is something that would need to be addressed.

From an outsiders perspective it would seem the obvious choice to move to a care home which provides 24 hour service but as she is adamant that this is not what she wants then why shouldn’t we provide 24 hour home care?

This video shows only an isolated incident, I would be very surprised if this was not a recurring social issue rather than a private problem. My thoughts suggest it most certainly is a public issue due to the fact ambulances’ are being sent out to attend to Kathleen’s ‘needs’ (not emergency situation), thus disabling their use for more critical needs of the service to the wider public. ‘An issue, in fact, often involves a crisis in institutional arrangements, and often too involves what Marxists call ‘contradictions’ or ‘antagonism.”(Wright Mills.C,1959,The Sociological Imagination,p.9)

Moving forward, firstly, I believe more time should be invested into looking at the options of providing 24 hour home care and comparing those costs to those incurred due to not providing this service.But most importantly recognizing the benefits it would provide towards the well being of service users like Kathleen and Leonard.

Welcome

Hi all

I have now added you to the forum please feel free to start posting. Could we all make an attempt to get some discussions going. It may be useful to consider some current social problems/issues. Please feel to post and please be aware is a public domain.

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Stephen