healthcare
14 Mar 2022
New research exposes scale of healthcare inequalities in rural communities
UCLan researchers reveal stark inequalities between rural and urban communities in the UK, particularly in the North of England The new report finds that rural areas are impacted by ‘diseases...
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12 Jul 2021
RSN completes Rural Lens Review on Health White Paper
The White Paper Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and care for all was published earlier this year and the RSN has produced a Rural Lens Review on...
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12 Apr 2021
Education and Training Opportunities in Remote and Rural Medicine
The National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine, part of the University of Central Lancashire, provides education and training to equip health professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide gold standard care...
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25 Jan 2021
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS rolls out award winning digital support to protect vulnerable residents
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS supports Island Care and Nursing Homes to protect vulnerable residents through implementing video consultation care across the Island and wins award for the...
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21 Dec 2020
Chris Whitty warns of looming health crisis over rural elderly who risk missing out on NHS care
The Daily Mail has reported on warnings from Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty this week that elderly people suffering from serious illnesses will be ‘left behind’ with no access...
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21 Sep 2020
Warning over access to COVID-19 testing for rural social care sector
Papers including the Northumberland Gazette, Care Talk and Hexham Courant have identified critical challenges in delivering social care services during the pandemic, with four in five rural social care workers...
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21 Sep 2020
Plymouth University: Levelling up our digital health strategy
The New Statesman has published an article sponsored by Plymouth University arguing that the digital divide in Britain needs to be addressed for digital health progress to be made in...
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03 Aug 2020
Care homes ‘thrown to the wolves’
first magazine produced by the LGA are detailing how care homes have been badly handled regarding the Coronavirus pandamic: The decision to discharge around 25,000 patients from NHS hospitals into...
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20 Jul 2020
RSN Launch National Rural Conference
The RSN is launching it’s Annual National Rural Conference and is open for bookings! We are unable to hold our usual conference in Cheltenham and so are moving events online...
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13 Jul 2020
UK sets aside £50bn extra for public services during pandemic
The Financial Times reports that the Government has authorised £48.5bn in additional spending on public services as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, including £15bn for personal protective equipment (PPE)...
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