Society daily 19.06.12

Sign up to Society daily email briefing Today's top SocietyGuardian stories • Government criticised for 'piecemeal' approach to youth unemployment • Locked-in syndrome: high court hears right-to-die pleas • Pressure on budgets makes primary health care trusts limit operations • Childcare commission to consider longer school days • Housing benefit changes hitting London hardest, research for government confirms • Downing Street hints at U-turn over local pay for public sector workers • UK's child refugees tell their unique stories • The Tesco guide to public services: cut management and keep it simple All today's SocietyGuardian stories In tomorrow's SocietyGuardian section • The head of the influential Centre for Social Justice admits the working poor have been neglected in its research • The work and pensions secretary is blaming poor people for his own policy failures, says Bob Holman • With their experience providing decent, affordable homes, housing associations could dominate the private rental market, writes Hannah Fearn • Statistician urges child protection professionals to recognise patterns found in violent child deaths • More district nurses, community matrons, midwives and social workers are required if GPs are to fill the gap between hospital and community settings , says columnist Zara Aziz • Twenty years of working in the health service has taught me that technocratic reforms alone are not enough to improve efficiency and care, writes Mark Britnell On the Guardian Professional Networks • Live voluntary sector Q&A from 1pm: Conducting a strategic review • Peter Beresford says proposals for means testing social care put an end to the principles of the welfare state • A look at how Spain's first renewable energy co-op is growing, despite the country's financial crisis • A project in the Wirral shows how co-ordinating services can improve outcomes for homeless people On my radar ... • The Guardian's new Breadline Britain project, which is tracking the impact and consequences of recession on families and individuals across the UK. We'll be looking at how people are coping (or failing to cope) with austerity as the cost of living rises, incomes shrink, and public spending cuts start to bite. The series will look at areas like food, housing, work, debt and money. And we'll be talking to people at the sharp end: living on, or hurtling towards, the poverty breadline. Bruno Rost of Experian (which crunched the "risk of poverty" data) and James Plunkett, secretary to the Commission on Living Standards at the Resolution Foundation, will be answering your questions on a live Q&A between 1pm and 2pm. Other news • BBC: Worst civil servants to face sack • Children & Young People Now: Urgent changes to CAMHS services required, report warns • Community Care: Social worker struck off over delay in abuse investigation • Independent: Labour offers to suspend 'politics as usual' in attempt to find elderly care solution • Inside Housing: Council consults residents on secure tenancies • Telegraph: Treasury must reconsider 'death tax', says peer • Third Sector: Action for Children volunteers 'worth more than £1m a year' Guardian Public Services Awards 2012 - Entries open until 13 July Enter the Guardian Public Service Awards to showcase your teams' innovative approaches. The awards are designed to reward creative achievements and contributions that have helped to establish more effective and best practice across public services in a tough spending climate. Enter today to ensure you get the recognition you deserve. Events and seminars Scrutiny: making an impact Tuesday 26 June, Kings Cross, London This interactive seminar challenges traditional approaches to scrutiny, demonstrating in-depth questioning techniques and exploring the use of video evidence. It also considers the difference between a finding and a recommendation, how to word recommendations so they can't be ignored and work through good practice to evaluate each scrutiny process. Making the most of social media for social housing Friday 29 June, Kings Cross, London This overview of social media channels will show you how to use them to maximum effect, with clear, practical examples of ways to save money, improve your communications and form a social media campaign SocietyGuardian blogs Patrick Butler's cuts blog Sarah Boseley's global health blog SocietyGuardian on social media Follow SocietyGuardian on Twitter Follow Patrick Butler on Twitter Follow Clare Horton on Twitter Follow Alison Benjamin on Twitter SocietyGuardian's Facebook page SocietyGuardian links SocietyGuardian.co.uk Guardian cutswatch - tell us about the cuts in your area Public Leaders - the Guardian's website for senior managers of public services The Guardian's public and voluntary sector careers page Hundreds of public and voluntary sector jobs SocietyGuardian editor: Alison Benjamin Email the SocietyGuardian editor: [email protected]