A leading public sector trade union has claimed that a report from the Audit Commission looking at social care budgets has created concern that some of the most vulnerable people could be hit further by Government cuts in spending. Meanwhile local government leaders have said personal budgets are a key part of providing the best possible social care to those who need it.

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A new report says the overall quality of Serious Case Reviews shows a strong trend of improvement. The report from Ofsted said more than 40 per cent of the reviews it had looked into were judged good and only 16 per cent were rated as inadequate.

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By Richard Cowley.

At a time when the UK’s population is being dubbed an ‘older, fatter and sicker’ generation, it is now the responsibility of the leisure industry and local authorities to work collaboratively. Richard Cowley, group health and wellbeing manager from DC Leisure, explains.

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