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27 Jul 2023

Mobile UK Launches ‘Live Better Connected’ Campaign to Raise Awareness as to how Mobile Connectivity Improves Lives

Mobile UK, the industry body for the UK’s Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), has launched ‘Live Better Connected’, a brand-new campaign designed to educate people and…

27 Jul 2023

How to tackle net zero?

It’s knowing where to start; that’s the thing. Anything as massive as global warming is pretty daunting for rural communities with limited critical mass to…

27 Jul 2023

It’s definitely time to ‘Save Our Surgeries’

BMA Cymru Wales finds that over the past 10 years: The number of patients registered at GP practices in Wales has increased by 93,317 (2.9…

27 Jul 2023

Launching Plunkett’s Annual Rural Community Business Awards

The Plunkett Foundation, a national charity that supports rural community-owned businesses around the UK, are excited to announce that the Rural Community Business Awards are…

27 Jul 2023

Patient Participation Groups

At the Patients Association we want to ensure patients, their families and carers are represented and heard from at all stages of their treatment. We…

27 Jul 2023

National and Regional Dementia Conference 2023 Review

The Plymouth University International, National and Regional Dementia Conference 2023 organised by Ian Sherriff B.E.M, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at the University of Plymouth’s…

27 Jul 2023

Resources to help rural businesses adapt in a changing workplace

Following the step-change in employers’ and employees’ expectations post-pandemic, the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise’s (NICRE) ‘Future of Work’ module puts rural businesses on…

27 Jul 2023

Impact of the Cost of Living crisis on those with a disability or long-term health condition

For those people who are living with a disability or long- term health condition, both our local and national figures show that they are being…

27 Jul 2023

Coalition grows to press the case for broadcast services

As you may have seen in our previous newsletters, the Rural Services Network (RSN) is part of a campaign called Broadcast 2040+. This campaign aims…

27 Jul 2023

Upskill in Emergency Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound

The School of Medicine at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will be holding a three-day CPD course for health professionals to gain practical skills…