Promoting Rural Best practice
The RSP provides a unique opportunity for its members to promote and highlight topical examples of rural best practice, case studies and pilot projects.
The RSP also raises awareness of the excellent work currently being delivered by rural practitioners in England.
03 Feb 2022
Exploring barriers to accessing online health services in Devon
Independent community development charity Devon Communities Together is collaborating with community health and wellbeing organisation, Wellmoor, on NHSX’s Digital Inclusion Pioneers Programme, to explore and understand the barriers to accessing...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Rural GPs under pressure because governments fail to rural proof
Dispensing doctors’ income is under pressure from Government policy in two UK nations, as a result of insufficient rural proofing. Dispensing GP surgeries are mainly located in rural locations, where...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Rural district nursing is not for the faint-hearted
Worcestershire is a rural county of valleys, rivers and patchwork fields, bordered by the Malvern Hills. Surrounded by outstanding natural beauty, it is easy to forget the challenges those living...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
The Importance of Reminiscence in Rural Communities – The Queen’s Jubilee
When Living Memories C.I.C. started running its first pilot Tea & Memories community reminiscence group in 2018 in Colyton, East Devon, little did we know how popular the regular gatherings...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Lincolnshire patient thanks new COVID service for saving his life
Patients who are a greater risk of becoming seriously unwell from COVID-19 have praised a new service designed to aid their recovery from the virus and keep them out of...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Rural Homelessness Focus of New Study
Rural homelessness is an unseen crisis in the countryside, driven by limited access to services and an absence of affordable homes. The extent of the crisis is unclear as limited rural data...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Continuing to support publicans and their local communities
Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential local services, is continuing to support publicans and their local communities. Despite the challenges faced...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Farming Help Alliance Supporting Industry with Managing Stress, Succession and Future Planning
The national Farming Help charities (The Farming Community Network, Addington Fund and Forage Aid) have launched new awareness raising sessions for delivery from February 2022 – with a focus on...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Plymouth University launch National Dental Dementia Friendly Guide
The guide was produced by Professor Chris Tredwin Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Ian Sherriff B.E.M. Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia, Abby Nelder Community Engagement Programme Officer Peninsula Dental School, Claire...
Read more
03 Feb 2022
Encouraging older shoppers back into rural stores
A series of practical recommendations to encourage older shoppers in rural areas back into local stores in the wake of Covid-19 have emerged from research commissioned by the National Innovation...
Read more