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29 Oct 2019
Health and Social Care Spotlight – October 2019
This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning and best practice. If you...
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09 Sep 2019
Call for Papers and Posters: RHCW Conference 2019
Rural Health and Care Wales (RHCW) is an organisation of excellence that is leading the way in the field of rural health and social care in Wales, the UK and...
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03 Jun 2019
500,000 patients forced to find new GP
The Mirror reports on a NHS GP crisis that has left over 500,000 patients across the UK looking for a new surgery. Data released from Clinical Commissioning Groups revealed that...
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28 May 2019
Rural ‘healthcare deserts’ identified
The Telegraph covers warnings from nurses that patients in some rural areas are being forced to spend up to £100 on taxis to attend routine hospital appointments. The Royal College...
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25 Feb 2019
Spotlight on Rural Health & Social Care – February 2019
This newsletter is provided by the Rural Health Network, part of the Rural Services Network. It includes a roundup of rural health & social care news, research, learning and best...
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11 Feb 2019
The State of Rural Services Report launched in Parliament
Basic mobile calls are not possible across main networks in a third of rural homes. The report also finds that rural residents are losing out as bus services are scrapped....
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04 Feb 2019
Snow raises red alert for rural care workers
Vulnerable people are being made a priority home care call as snow hits much of the UK, with a red alert issued for care workers to attend. One company has...
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21 Jan 2019
Underfunding of rural hospitals
Health think tank The Nuffield Trust has published its review on the impact of rurality on the costs of delivering health care in partnership with the National Centre for Rural...
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17 Dec 2018
Cancer mortality rates higher in rural areas
Living in a rural area means a patient is 5 per cent more likely to die of cancer than a city dweller, according to a recent study by Aberdeen University,...
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26 Nov 2018
Hospital services consistently failing
Nearly one fifth of hospitals consistently fail to hit waiting-time targets, according to new BBC analysis, with 29 hospital trusts out of 157 failing to meet a single target for...
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