Underfunding of rural hospitals
Health think tank The Nuffield Trust has published its review on the impact of rurality on the costs of delivering health care in partnership with the National Centre for Rural Health and Care. Those trusts which are unavoidably small due to their remoteness generally have high cost pressures, longer waiting times, more delayed transfers of […]
Rural schools face ‘educational isolation’
The Times Educational Supplement has published the results of a report that warns rural schools are facing ‘educational isolation’ beyond simply being based in a remote area. The report’s authors emphasise that coastal and rural schools can be isolated professionally, economically and culturally, and say that these considerations should incorporated into policymaking. Professionally, they say […]
Students walk ‘dark and dangerous’ route in the face of bus cuts
Parents and students in North Hampshire are protesting proposed cuts to school bus services that would see pupils walking three miles across ‘unlit heathland and a busy A road’ in the dark to school, as reported by ITV News. The local authority is obligated to provide transport for pupils who live more than three miles […]
First Church Archdeacon for ‘Rural Mission’ appointed
Canon Sally Gaze is the first Church of England Archdeacon for Rural Mission to be appointed, according to the Church Times. The Archdeacon for Rural Mission will help to increase church attendance in rural areas and strengthen community ties. Canon Gaze said she will ‘take risks’ to tackle isolation and loneliness in rural communities. She […]
Farmers left behind by poor connectivity
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has published the results of a recent survey that highlighted the extent of poor mobile and broadband coverage in remote areas, according to the websites Techradar and ISPreview. 93 per cent of farmers consider a reliable mobile signal to be important for business, but only 19 per cent said they […]
Spotlight on the RSP – January 18 Edition
Welcome to the first Rural Services Partnership Spotlight of 2019. We’re looking forward to supporting both our new members and existing partners this year. Working together we will continue lobbying for a fair deal for rural communities to maintain their social and economic viability. In 2019 RSP members, along with our local authority members, will […]
