Provisional settlement still unfair for rural
The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement was released on 18th December setting out the funding for Councils for the financial year 2024 to 2025
RSN Seminar Programme open!
It’s time to get organised for 2024 and make some time in your diary to attend one of our rural focused seminars
London gets well over ‘fair share’ of specialised NHS services while rural areas miss out
The Health Service Journal recently reported on NHS England figures. HSJ findings suggest “people in some more rural areas are missing out on specialist treatments they should be getting, while Londoners are receiving a lot more than their fair share”.
Not that difficult to buy a home!
The NatWest Chair has recently been criticised for stating it’s not that difficult for people to get on the housing ladder. The BBC reported that critics said his comments on the BBC Today Programme were “astounding” and “out of touch with reality”.
Urgent need to resolve flooding funding
The last week saw significant amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, leading to significant flooding in areas across the country. The BBC reported on the story which detailed over 250 flood warnings in place with many forced to evacuate properties and more than 1000 homes flooded.
Solution for lack of pharmacies?
Two Universities are joining up to tackle the growing problem of a recruitment crisis in pharmacies in the South West
