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18 Jan 2015
Call for reversal of GP funding cuts
CUTS in health funding that could see scores of GP surgeries close must be reversed, says a rural charity. Changes to the Minimum Practice Income…
13 Jan 2015
Launch of the NHS Commissioning Assembly Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) resource for commissioners
Technologies such as telehealth, telecare, telemedicine, telecoaching and self-care apps have the potential to transform the way people engage in and control their own healthcare,…
20 Jul 2014
University leads rural health project
AN initiative to improve health services in rural communities is being led by the University of Cumbria. The Cumbria Rural Health Forum (CRHF) has been…
13 Jul 2014
Slower response times for ambulances
AMBULANCES are taking longer to reach people with life-threatening conditions, suggest statistics released by NHS England. Six of England’s eleven ambulance trust England’s ambulance services…
25 Jun 2014
Reduction in GP funding puts entire NHS at risk, BMA conference to hear
Below is a snippet from article take from the Guardian: Patients are being put at risk by “brutal disinvestment” in general practice and are now…
23 May 2014
GPs warn ‘surgeries will close without more NHS funding’
Below is a snippet from article take from the Independent: GP leaders have warned that patient care “from Cumbria to London’s East End” is under…
15 May 2014
Take up of formal childcare by low income working families
Take-up of formal childcare by low income families can bring benefits to children’s learning and development. This analysis looks at an authorities comparative situation against…
22 Apr 2014
A look at social isolation
Loneliness can be damaging both for physical and mental wellbeing. As such it is important to consider ways in which loneliness and social isolation can…
07 Mar 2014
The Changing Measure of Fuel Poverty
Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of…
31 Dec 2013
Rural ambulance times ‘need rethink’
Below is a snippet from article take from BBC News: A minister has called for a change in paramedic response targets in rural areas after…
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