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.
21 Jun 2021
Social care: Ministers urged to ‘act now’ on funding reform
Social care organisations have urged ministers to publish long-awaited plans to overhaul how the sector in England is funded within a month They have called on Boris Johnson to “act...
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10 Jun 2021
Rural Media’s powerful short drama prompts BBC Countryfile to cover rural domestic abuse
The Willows – Dawn’s Story A film about one woman’s escape from rural domestic abuse Domestic abuse in rural areas is different. Abuse lasts, on average, 25 times longer in...
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07 Jun 2021
Could rural hospitals struggle to cope with influx of staycationers?
The Daily Mail reports that Britons going on staycations this summer risk “overburdening” hospitals in tourist hotspots, according to warnings from Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers Mr Hopson...
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01 Jun 2021
Department of Health and Social Care Call for Evidence on Womens Health
Women of all ages and backgrounds are being urged to respond to the call for evidence in order to capture the varying health issues women experience over their lives and...
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24 May 2021
Rural Review of the Queen’s Speech 2021
At the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 11 May, the Government, through the Queen’s Speech, set out its priorities and programme for the coming session including the legislation it...
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24 May 2021
Mobile scanning vehicle would treat rural communities
The North Wales Pioneer reports how an NHS charity is hoping to build a revolutionary mobile scanning vehicle that would treat cardiac patients in rural communities The Cardiac Diagnostic Vehicle...
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17 May 2021
RSN to produce a Rural Lens review of the Queen’s Speech
The RSN will produce a Rural Lens Review of the Queen’s Speech and the Government’s supporting document for circulation with the Bulletin next week Our overarching comments at this stage...
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04 May 2021
Free Seminars on Social Enterprise, Health Inequalities and Digital Futures
Cirican has recently approached us, to offer three exciting seminars, free of charge, to all Rural Service Network members. The events are due to take place online during May, June...
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28 Apr 2021
Dispensing Doctors’ Association
Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) in England find themselves with an extra six months in which to prepare their local pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) – a process that allows local...
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26 Apr 2021
RSN evidence in House of Lords Select Committee Report
The House of Lords Select Committee on Covid-19 has published a report on 21st April 2021, on the Inquiry into ‘Living Online: the long term impact on wellbeing’ The inquiry...
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