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23 Nov 2015

Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release  Monday 23 November 2015 MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure…

23 Nov 2015

Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise

MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure rural communities receive fairer funding for public services. The…

06 Sep 2015

Rural GP surgeries ‘in crisis’

Surgeries in rural regions are in crisis because it is difficult to recruit GPs, senior doctors have warned. Doctors told the BBC that the way…

28 Jun 2015

Communities battered on rural funding

RURAL people are continuing to get a raw deal on essential public services because government funding unfairly favours larger towns and cities. The Rural Services…

01 Jun 2015

MPs voice fears for rural services

MPs returning to parliament after the general election have voiced concern for the future of rural services. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday (28…

08 May 2015

Spotlight on rural health services

STAKEHOLDERS are invited to attend a major conference to discuss ways of delivering effective rural health services. The third Rural Health Conference is being held…

22 Apr 2015

Cumbria Technology Enabled Care Event

Find out about the latest developments in technology enabled health and social care products and services and to talk about how we can use technology…

13 Apr 2015

Breaking the silence on mental health

What can we do to reduce the stigma and inequalities facing rural people experiencing mental distress? Jessica Sellick investigates. According to Defra’s Statistical Digest of…

10 Feb 2015

Active People Survey Analysis 8

The Active People Survey tracks the number of people taking part in sport at region, county sport partnership and local authority level.  We have used…

02 Feb 2015

Government under pressure on funding

THE Rural Services Network is continuing to pile on the pressure after a government minister agreed there was “still more to do” to rectify a…