Agenda of Rural Health Conference 2017
Arrival and registration – Tea and coffee available 11:00 am Keynote talk Cllr Izzi Seccombe – Leader of Warwickshire County Council and Chair of the LGA Community Well-Being Board – Welcome and Setting the Scene 11:30 am Keynote talk Professor Martin Powell, Professor of Health and Social Policy, University of Birmingham – Health and […]
Are rural carers overwhelmed by need?
Carers or caregivers not only reduce demand on health and social care systems but they often do so with very little (if any) support. How can we better understand the role that carers and caregivers play – and what more can be done to recognise and support them, especially in rural areas? Jessica Sellick investigates.
One in four rural homes lack broadband
The government’s telecoms watchdog says one in four rural homes still cannot get a decent broadband connection.
Post Offices ‘must be more accessible’
POST Offices are becoming more important to local communities and should be more accessible, says the Rural Services Network.
