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03 Feb 2022

Rural district nursing is not for the faint-hearted

Worcestershire is a rural county of valleys, rivers and patchwork fields, bordered by the Malvern Hills. Surrounded by outstanding natural beauty, it is easy to…

03 Feb 2022

The Importance of Reminiscence in Rural Communities – The Queen’s Jubilee

When Living Memories C.I.C. started running its first pilot Tea & Memories community reminiscence group in 2018 in Colyton, East Devon, little did we know…

03 Feb 2022

Lincolnshire patient thanks new COVID service for saving his life

Patients who are a greater risk of becoming seriously unwell from COVID-19 have praised a new service designed to aid their recovery from the virus…

03 Feb 2022

Continuing to support publicans and their local communities

Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential local services, is continuing to support publicans and their local…

03 Feb 2022

Plymouth University launch National Dental Dementia Friendly Guide

The guide was produced by Professor Chris Tredwin Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Ian Sherriff B.E.M. Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia, Abby Nelder Community Engagement Programme…

03 Feb 2022

Encouraging older shoppers back into rural stores

A series of practical recommendations to encourage older shoppers in rural areas back into local stores in the wake of Covid-19 have emerged from research…

03 Feb 2022

We want to help to Get Rural Small Businesses Trading Better

The Forum of Private Business were set up in 1977 in a rural community with the goal of helping small businesses to deal with day-to-day…

03 Feb 2022

Continue we will, despite thorns in the flesh…

This last six months or so has brought a time of trials and tribulations, not only to us as an Association, but to the farming…

01 Feb 2022

Rural Residents left waiting for transfers from healthcare

The RSN is constantly reviewing statistics and policy to ensure rural areas receive their fair share. Recently we have taken a look at hospital discharge…

01 Feb 2022

Major Inquiry highlights the urban-rural divide in accessing health and care

A National Inquiry into Rural Health and Care calls for an overarching, place-based rural strategy to address rural health inequalities Professor Sir Chris Whitty, England’s…