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.
04 Aug 2025
Patients Association Seeks Views On Safeguarding In Health And Care
The Patients Association – a national charity that amplifies the patient voice and works to improve health and social care – is running two online focus groups to support the...
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24 Jul 2025
Vision to action: the NHS 10-Year Plan
Pip Cannons, CEO at Community Catalysts, reflects on the ambitions of the NHS 10-Year Plan and what is needed to put the vision into action. The NHS 10-Year Plan sets out a...
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07 Jul 2025
A Ten Year Health Plan for England
The Department of Health and Social Care has released its new 10-Year Health Plan for England, outlining how the NHS will be reshaped over the next decade to improve patient...
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07 Jul 2025
Youth Work Gives Young People A Voice
Young Somerset has published its latest Impact Report, offering a powerful insight into the breadth of support provided to children, young people and families across the county. Originally founded as...
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01 Jul 2025
Delivering for All: A Roadmap for Rural Prosperity
A new policy framework from the Rural Services Network Every person, in every place, deserves the chance to thrive — including those living in rural, coastal and small-town communities. The...
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01 Jul 2025
Bringing Care Closer to Home
Hospice UK has published a significant new report, Bringing Care Closer to Home, which calls for urgent action to address the inequalities faced by people living in remote, rural and...
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01 Jul 2025
The Widening Disparities in Adult Social Care
A new report from the Institute for Government, Adult Social Care Across England, reveals stark and growing inequalities in access to publicly funded adult social care, with older adults facing...
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30 Jun 2025
New Roadmap Sets Out Vision to Unlock Rural Prosperity and Deliver for All
The Rural Services Network has today published Delivering for All: A Roadmap for Rural Prosperity—a comprehensive new policy document setting out the case for fairer funding, smarter metrics, and targeted...
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30 Jun 2025
Spending Review 2025
HM Treasury Updated 30 June 2025 Spending Review 2025 The Review sets out the government’s plans to invest in Britain’s renewal: its security, health and economy. It sets departmental budgets...
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09 Jun 2025
Patient Partnership Week 2025
The Patients Association is excited to announce the launch of Patient Partnership Week 2025. This week-long programme of free online events will explore how genuine partnership with patients can create...
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