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.
16 Jun 2017
University unveils rural crime survey
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are calling for contributions to a new study on rural crime. The Rural Crime Study is led by Wyn Morris and Dr David Dowell from Aberystwyth...
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14 Jun 2017
Rural doctors’ surgery faces funding cut
A rural doctors’ surgery that cares for 4000 patients in Wales says it under threat because it faces losing £52,000 of funding. Graham Thomas, one of two GPs working at...
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13 Jun 2017
Operation Checkpoint tackles rural crime
Six police forces teamed up for an operation to clamp down on crime in the countryside. Officers from Northumbria, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire and North Yorkshire joined forces to take...
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09 Jun 2017
Rural Conference 2017 focuses on New Routes to Economic Growth
THE need to focus attention on rural economies and new routes to economic growth are the key themes of the Rural Conference 2017. Speakers at the autumn event include David...
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01 Jun 2017
Hi-tech drone combats rural crime
POLICE are to deploy a new hi-tech drone to tackle rural crime in Lincolnshire. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be trialled before a force-wide roll out later this year....
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19 May 2017
Limited support for rural dementia
Rural communities face limited support services for older people experiencing dementia. The Rural Services Network issued the warning to coincide with Dementia Awareness Week, which runs from 14-20 May 2017....
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16 May 2017
Rural communities face limited support for dementia
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday 16 May 2017 The Rural Services Network – England’s largest partnership of rural service providers – has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on...
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15 May 2017
Concern over impact of NHS cyber-attack
The Rural Services Network has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on rural doctors’ surgeries. A major incident was declared after NHS Services across England and Scotland were hit...
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15 May 2017
Cyber-attack concern for rural GPs
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Monday 15 May 2017 The Rural Services Network – England’s largest partnership of rural service providers – has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on...
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11 May 2017
Workshops help residents ‘find their voice’
Older and disabled rural residents are “finding their voice” after teaming up with artists and singing tutors. Yorkshire County Council has teamed up with the Rural Arts initiative to hold...
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