Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Makes a change from Cameron and co demonising benefit claimants and wanting to jail them, it must be their turn again next week. Anyone considering voting for this complete idiot of a Prime Minister needs sectioning.
Or be banged up!
Perhaps if all those in positions of responsibility in Rotherham/Rochdale/Oxfordshire etc. had reported abuse ...
Legislate is the answer to everything isn't it? Legislate, legislate, legislate.....it's all the UK can sodding think of.
In the case of Rotherham at least one social worker did - she was quietly moved from the case.
Sorry, you may not like it, but we've learnt from Haringey and Rotherham that is what has happened. well, not deliberately, that's too far, but it has been done knowingly. We can point to workloads, but the problem core is attitudes and approaches to how information, responsibility and decision are passed up and down the chain of management. you could double the number of people in social services to lower individuals workloads, it wont change how they and the organisations carry out their assessments. this isn't a money problem.
Er, it very much is in part. I won't dispute that mismanagement is rife in some parts of the public sector, but lets not pretend for one minute that their job isn't made much harder by the absurd squeeze on resources.Sorry, you may not like it, but we've learnt from Haringey and Rotherham that is what has happened. well, not deliberately, that's too far, but it has been done knowingly. We can point to workloads, but the problem core is attitudes and approaches to how information, responsibility and decision are passed up and down the chain of management. you could double the number of people in social services to lower individuals workloads, it wont change how they and the organisations carry out their assessments. this isn't a money problem.
Perhaps you'd like to respond to the rest of my post too?
Or do you think what has happened all over the country is acceptable, and that those responsible for failing to protect these victims shouldn't be bought to task?
Sorry, you may not like it, but we've learnt from Haringey and Rotherham that is what has happened. well, not deliberately, that's too far, but it has been done knowingly. We can point to workloads, but the problem core is attitudes and approaches to how information, responsibility and decision are passed up and down the chain of management. you could double the number of people in social services to lower individuals workloads, it wont change how they and the organisations carry out their assessments. this isn't a money problem.
We always hear of how funding and resources are needed, but I do agree that of paramount importance is staff attitudes to their work. Even with double the amount of officialdom in Rotherham, does anyone seriously believe that the outcome would have been any different with regard to the vulnerable girl's welfare. I take the other post's point about the seemingly increasing blame culture in the UK, but no matter how many baby deaths, how many girls are abused, how many old folk die on the wards, no one is ever responsible in the public sector or so it seems. Recently I had cause to complain about the chaotic nature of the tablets given to my mum, who has Alzheimers. Initially no one was there to help, all being out of the office, and when I left a message about irresponsible prescribing of drugs, it took literally 5 minutes for someone to phone back and the perpetual obfuscations were a real revelation. Only after I was able to show that errors had been made and said that I was not after blood, did the person concede that a mistake had been made.
Of course health professionals largely do a good job, often under trying circumstances, particularly in A&E, but they like anyone else, should not be immune from justified criticism.
Sorry, you may not like it, but we've learnt from Haringey and Rotherham that is what has happened. well, not deliberately, that's too far, but it has been done knowingly. We can point to workloads, but the problem core is attitudes and approaches to how information, responsibility and decision are passed up and down the chain of management. you could double the number of people in social services to lower individuals workloads, it wont change how they and the organisations carry out their assessments. this isn't a money problem.
Of course the "social workers, healthcare professionals and teachers" should not take any responsibility for doing their jobs properly. If someone makes a mistake or acts in a negligent manner its not their fault. EVERYTHING is the fault of Cameron/Milliband/Clegg (delete according to your political bias).
Would any of this have happened in Germany?
Nothing EVER happens in Germany.