Society daily 17.02.12

First of all, we've been informed that there's been a correction to yesterday's story about the trafficking of children, reported by the BBC. Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England, wanted to clarify that contrary to what the BBC reported a request to review care has not yet been made. The BBC report has now been amended

• The BBC reports that The British Medical Association says it has "serious concerns" regarding the newly launched NHS 111 phoneline. In a letter to the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, the chairman of the BMA said: "In Shropshire, GPs are worried that patients will actually receive lower quality care as the clinicians who triage all calls to their out-of-hours provider are to be replaced by non-clinicians when NHS 111 takes over."

• In the Independent, Graham Allen (MP for Nottingham North) and Phillip Blond (director of the Respublica think-tank) suggest stopping Whitehall from interfering with local government so that localism can truly flourish.

On my radar ...

• There's more than enough negative reporting on today's youth, so it's nice to see someone trying to counter this trend. Jude Habib, the founder of SoundDelivery, has this week been running a social reporting workshop for the Reading Agency who are delivering a Big Lottery funded project called My Voice, encouraging young people to get involved in libraries. Here she talks to 15-year-old Callum about the negative portrayal of young people in the media. He's got some ideas on how to change the stereotype.

On the Guardian Professional Networks

On the Voluntary Sector Network ...

• Lissa Cook from the Community Sports Trust shares her top ten tips on how to manage, encourage and support volunteers

On the Housing Network ...

• Editor's blog: on the merits of consultation. Does the open consultation on the future of Welsh housing mark a sea change in the spirit of joint decision making?

On the Healthcare Network ...

• Making every contact count in Salford. NHS Salford is involved in an ambitious public health project that aims to involve staff across the public and voluntary sectors

Events and seminars

• How has the prison experience for vulnerable women moved on since the Corston report?

The review outlined "the need for a distinct radically different, visibly-led, strategic, proportionate, holistic, woman-centred, integrated approach". But what progress has there actually been in the five years since the report? Find out by attending this lecture at Sussex University on Wednesday 29 February, given by HM chief inspector of prisons, Nick Hardwick. Closing date for RSVP is 17 February. Find further details and reserve a place here.

• National Learn to Play Day

Music for All, the charity of the UK musical instrument industry, has just announced its first annual National Learn to Play Day taking place on 31 March, 2012, when the UK's musical instrument shops will open their doors and offer free instrument "taster" lessons to the general public.

There are 15 million people in the UK that either want to play an instrument or used to play one. The Play Day is designed to welcome people into music shops and to inspire them to get playing. It will offer free lessons on a variety of instruments, supported by music teachers and additional guidance on getting started learning to play music. The UK's instrument manufacturers will also be supporting the event with staff, instruments and special offers.