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02 Oct 2023
Funding available for research to improve health and social care services in rural areas
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme has launched a commissioned research call (23/91 Improving the Organisation and Quality of...
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25 Sep 2023
RSN National Rural Conference 2023 Feature
“The RSN Annual conference is excellent, it brings together a wide range of speakers focusing specifically on rural issues in a way that other conferences simply can’t do.” This is...
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25 Sep 2023
Government is listening to us on Off Grid heating
The Prime Minister made a speech last week, setting out what he termed a ‘pragmatic, proportionate and realistic path to reach net zero by 2050.’ The speech set out a...
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25 Sep 2023
Culture Secretary promises to protect traditional TV
Last week the Culture Secretary, Lucy Frazer, committed to ensuring traditional TV viewers will not be left behind in the digital switchover. In her key-note speech to the Royal Television...
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25 Sep 2023
Lib Dems promise better access to rural GPs
New research carried out by the Liberal Democrats shows the four-week waiting time to see a GP is three times higher in some rural areas than urban ones. The figures...
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25 Sep 2023
Consultation on Community Wealth Fund launched
The Government has launched a technical consultation on a Community Wealth Fund in England. This technical consultation follows a commitment made by the government in its response to the consultation on...
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25 Sep 2023
Natural England critised for hindering rural businesses
St Ives MP, Derek Thomas has criticised Natural England’s approach to Sites of Special Scientific Interest in his constituency. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Thomas told MPs that...
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25 Sep 2023
Planning Turnaround updated
The Planning Turnaround analysis, within the Performance Benchmarking section of the RSN website, has now been updated for the year to June 2023. These analyses provide benchmarking on speed of...
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19 Sep 2023
RSN National Conference 2023: And we are off!
Our annual conference has started with a bang this year thanks to all our fantastic speakers and delegates. Speaking after the second day, RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth said: “So...
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18 Sep 2023
Warning that government must act now to avoid cost-of-living suicide rise in rural communities
A new stark warning from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) reveals the true picture of mental health concerns in rural areas. Following a Roundtable event looking at...
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