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.
01 Dec 2025
RSN Member Exclusive Seminar Programme 2026 – Bookings Now Open
We’re delighted to launch the RSN Member Exclusive Seminar Programme for 2026, bringing together industry experts, rural practitioners, and sector leaders to explore the major issues shaping rural communities across...
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18 Nov 2025
Councils Warn SEND System At Risk Of Collapse Without Urgent Reform
New analysis from the County Councils Network (CCN) warns that England’s SEND system is “on course for total collapse” unless the government brings forward long-promised reforms. The CCN–Isos Partnership report...
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10 Nov 2025
New RSN Rural Lens Reviews Highlight Policy Impact
The Rural Services Network has released three new Rural Lens Reviews, providing our members with in-depth analysis of how key Government policies and reports impact rural communities. Through our Rural...
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10 Nov 2025
Integrated Care Systems Report Calls for Stability to Deliver Change
The NHS Confederation’s State of Integrated Care Systems 2024/25: Delivering Through Change report sets out a candid picture of England’s 42 ICSs under sustained strain. It finds systems are “operating...
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10 Nov 2025
New Report Urges Change To Keep Britain Working
The Government’s Keep Britain Working Review, led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, warns that ill-health has become one of the biggest drivers of economic inactivity in the UK, costing an estimated...
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10 Nov 2025
Patients To Benefit From Cutting-Edge NHS Care At Home
New digital technologies will enable more NHS patients to receive care from home, under a national rollout announced last week. Dozens of areas in England are introducing remote-monitoring tools through...
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10 Nov 2025
Rural Lens Review: 10 Year Health Plan
The 10 Year Health Plan for England seizes the opportunities provided by new technologies, medicines, and innovations to deliver better care for all patients –wherever they live and whatever they...
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27 Oct 2025
More Than 1 In 4 Brits Live In Homes That Could Make Them Ill
New research commissioned by Health Equals has revealed that 15 million people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, mould or cold. Those from low-income households, renters...
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27 Oct 2025
CQC Warns Underfunded Community Services Risk Care Quality ‘Erosion’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned that the health and social care system remains fragmented and under severe strain as England prepares for a major shift from hospital to...
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27 Oct 2025
Government To Renew Women’s Health Strategy
The government has announced that the Women’s Health Strategy will be renewed as part of efforts to improve access to healthcare and tackle inequalities faced by women across England. Published...
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