Rural Access to Health and Care Services
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and recruitment hurdles for healthcare workers.
25 Sep 2023
Lib Dems promise better access to rural GPs
New research carried out by the Liberal Democrats shows the four-week waiting time to see a GP is three times higher in some rural areas than urban ones. The figures...
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18 Sep 2023
Warning that government must act now to avoid cost-of-living suicide rise in rural communities
A new stark warning from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) reveals the true picture of mental health concerns in rural areas. Following a Roundtable event looking at...
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18 Sep 2023
Call to ensure rural challenges are addressed by NHS Workforce Plan
The National Centre for Rural Health and Care has today (Tuesday 19 September) published its response to the government’s NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. It welcomes the opportunities set out...
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18 Sep 2023
Rural communities “don’t think the police take rural crime seriously”
To launch National Rural Crime Action Week 2023, The Countryside Alliance has released the findings of its latest Rural Crime Survey: 97% of respondents said that rural crime was a...
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29 Aug 2023
Conference Spotlight: Rural Health & Care
One of the founding principles of the NHS is that it “provides a comprehensive service, available to all”. However, for many people living in rural areas, this is simply not...
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29 Aug 2023
New report show rural homes are facing another cold winter
A new survey by Which? has revealed that an estimated 13 million households didn’t turn on their heating when it was cold last winter. The research also found that some...
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29 Aug 2023
All GP surgeries in England to have digital phone lines by March 2024
The Government has announced that patients at all general practices across England will soon benefit from new digital phone lines which will make booking GP appointments easier. So far more...
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22 Aug 2023
National Centre for Rural Health and Care seeks new Chair
The 2022 All Party Parliamentary Report on Rural Health and Care identified that the fifth of England’s population that live in rural areas have experienced poorer access to health and...
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21 Aug 2023
What should the future of supported housing look like?
Next week sees the launch of the annual Starts at Home day, which aims to highlight the work that housing associations do to ensure people are able to live independently. ...
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31 Jul 2023
£50m funding available to find better ways of working
The Government’s Evaluation Task Force has announced it is extending its deadline to apply for funding totalling more than £50 million. The ETF supports projects which are led by a...
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