Rural Older People
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 to make sure that the...
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24 Jul 2023
RSN calls on Government to ensure rural is not left behind in digital health care plans
Minsters, clinical leaders and health experts have been meeting to discuss how technology can help cut waiting lists and improve care for patients. Following the NHS’s 75th birthday, the NHS...
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26 Jun 2023
MP calls for new post-pandemic approach to tackling loneliness
Following on Loneliness Awareness Week, Tracey Crouch MP (Chatham and Aylesford, Con) this week called on the Government to refresh the Loneliness Strategy she launched in 2018: “We started the...
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20 Jun 2023
RSN Members help combat loneliness
Last week our members joined the leading UK loneliness charity, The Marmalade Trust, to mark Loneliness Awareness Week 2023. Braintree District Council held a ‘Stop and Chat’ pop up in...
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30 May 2023
Fairer funding for rural communities
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, recently wrote in the Care Management Matters periodical, asking the question how can we ensure an ageing rural population can access...
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30 May 2023
Free toolkit launched to support setting up Warm Hubs
A toolkit to help set up Warm Hubs across the country has been launched, with support agencies encouraged to build on this winter’s Warm Spaces initiatives and convert them to...
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19 May 2023
Pressure is mounting on the Government to safeguard digital terrestrial TV
Pressure is mounting on the Government to safeguard digital terrestrial TV (more commonly known as Freeview) and aerial radio services until at least 2040 Last week the Broadcast 2040+ campaign,...
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19 May 2023
Taskforce to transform older people’s housing underway
Work to boost suitable housing options for older people kicked off last week as a government-appointed taskforce met for the first time in London The Department for Levelling Up, Housing...
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16 May 2023
Government announce primary care recovery plan for GP services
With GP surgery’s busier than ever The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP has announced a primary recovery plan which aims are to better recover from the pandemic, to cut NHS waiting lists and...
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16 May 2023
Vodafone 3G turn-off sparks internet access fears
The BBC report how campaigners have warned that Vodafone turning off its 3G network will lead to people with older and more basic phones falling into “digital poverty.” Vodafone will...
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