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.
13 Jan 2020
Spotlight on our seminars – 2020 Programme
The Rural Services Network is excited to launch our RSN 2020 Seminar Programme Each year we provide a range of seminar/networking events across the breadth of the country, with one...
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23 Dec 2019
Rural firefighters wait times increase
Two rural fire services have been told to make improvements by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services The Plymouth Herald reports criticisms of the Devon and...
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18 Dec 2019
Health and Social Care Spotlight – December 2019
This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning and best practice. If you...
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02 Dec 2019
Winter pressures increasing for care services
The MJ reports that more than 90 per cent of adult care directors are concerned at their ability to cope with winter pressures or provider failure The Association of Directors...
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02 Dec 2019
Rural domestic abuse in the spotlight
The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) has published a report noting that, on average, abuse lasts 25 per cent longer in rural locations, with victims half as likely to report...
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18 Nov 2019
Tracking public finance spending commitments
The think tank, Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, publish an annual analysis of the performances of public services The 2019 Performance Tracker finds...
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11 Nov 2019
Government announces plans to tackle GP crisis in rural areas
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Matt Hancock (Health Secretary) acknowledged rising public concern about GP accessibility – and said he had sometimes struggled to get an appointment himself...
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11 Nov 2019
Councils need billions more for adult care
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that Councils need ‘billions of pounds in additional funding to meet the rising costs of adult social care’, and this is just to...
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04 Nov 2019
7-11 year olds asked to help develop guidelines for positive healthcare
Can your 7-11 year olds help develop guidelines for positive healthcare experiences? National Children’s Bureau needs your help with an exciting project to develop National Institute for Care Excellence (NICE)...
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29 Oct 2019
Health and Social Care Spotlight – October 2019
This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning and best practice. If you...
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