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.
06 Dec 2021
RSN Response to the Adult Social Care White Paper
In our initial response to the Social Care White Paper which we issued the day after the White Paper was published, the Rural Services Network welcomed the ambition of the...
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06 Dec 2021
Cyclist deaths soar on rural roads in England
The BBC also reports that coronavirus lockdowns have created a cycling boom in England, with record numbers of people out on their bikes to get exercise and fresh air However,...
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06 Dec 2021
New social care plans risk backlash over failure to tackle England’s winter crisis
The Guardian reports that Ministers are risking a fresh backlash over social care by unveiling long awaited proposals that will offer no new funding to help crisis-hit care providers through...
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29 Nov 2021
Concerns raised regarding Social Care costs
The Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry commented last week ahead of the vote to the amendment to the Care Act 2014 “The proposed amendment to the Care...
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29 Nov 2021
MPs launch inquiry into hidden rural mental health issues
Politics.co.uk reports how MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee are set to embark on a wide-ranging inquiry into rural mental health Farming and other agriculture-related professions...
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29 Nov 2021
UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association launches winter campaign
The News and Star reports that The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) has launched its 2021 Get Winter Ready campaign to encourage rural homeowners across to prepare for...
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29 Nov 2021
Campaigners call for better mental health services for rural communities
ITV reports that campaigners are calling for more mental health support for people living in rural communities amid higher-than-average rates of depression and suicide remote areas The article notes that...
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22 Nov 2021
Government changes rules on social care cap
The BBC have reported that the government have said the financial help poorer people get to cover their care will not count towards a new cap on costs It was...
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08 Nov 2021
Delay vaccine deadline for care-home workers or risk huge staff loss, provider warns
The Guardian reports that one of England’s largest social care providers, Anchor, has urged the Government to change the vaccination deadline for all care-home workers, warning of a risk to...
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25 Oct 2021
Homecare costs outstrip funding from councils
The BBC has detailed how a recent report shows many councils are not paying homecare companies a high enough hourly rate to cover basic costs like travel time between clients...
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