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.

Three hours wait for an ambulance?

An article featured by the Guardian reports that how a cumbrian town is fighting to keep its service as the residents fear plans to axe emergency medicaltechnicians will endanger lives

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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.

The RSN and the CCN launch Social Care Reform Report

The government’s reforms will protect more people from large care costs, but they will not improve access for the hundreds of thousands ineligible for services, whilst they could destabilise care markets and providers in counties, a new report warns

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Advice service extends to rural communities

The Gazette and Herald reports that Citizens Advice Mid North Yorkshire’s Rural Advice Van is now visiting venues across the district following the success of a pilot scheme in Hambleton and Richmondshire

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Three hours wait for an ambulance?

An article featured by the Guardian reports that how a cumbrian town is fighting to keep its service as the residents fear plans to axe emergency medicaltechnicians will endanger lives

Read More