Chris Whitty warns of looming health crisis over rural elderly who risk missing out on NHS care
Warnings from Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty this week that elderly people suffering from serious illnesses will be ‘left behind’ with no access to the NHS unless urgent action is taken
COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on rural communities
rural communities, in particular, will be hit hard by the long-term consequences of the pandemic
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announces planning U-turn
The Government has announced a U-turn on its controversial planning algorithm
Make use of local resources to achieve rural roll-out of the vaccine
Jamie Stone MP (LibDem), writes in PoliticsHome this week that for rural constituencies the vaccine presents several new problems
Openreach to hire 5,000 engineers to speed up broadband rollout
Openreach is creating 5,300 new roles next year as it speeds up broadband upgrades, driven by the rush to upgrade broadband networks to full-fibre lines and wireless networks to 5G
