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.
05 Nov 2013
Our ageist NHS is failing the people who need it most
Below is a snippet from article take from The Telegraph: It’s a scandal that taxpayer money has been funnelled away from older people in rural areas, writes Jesse Norman. (To...
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14 Oct 2013
How technology can help people with long-term conditions in rural areas
Below is a snippet from article take from Guardian Professional : Telehealth and telecare can improve the way we deliver healthcare, no matter where the patient lives. In rural communities,...
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07 Oct 2013
Rural GPs warn of ‘looming crisis’
RURAL GPs have warned of a looming crisis if attempts to attract medical graduates to become family doctors continue to have limited success. The topic was raised at the annual...
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10 Sep 2013
Rural doctors could ‘disappear’
GOVERNMENT cuts and rising workloads mean rural doctors and GP surgeries could disappear, an MP has warned. Changes to the funding formula could leave smaller rural practices at serious risk...
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05 Sep 2013
Rural GPs to benefit from government policy review
Below is a snippet from article take from GP Online: Rural GP practices threatened by underfunding and MPIG cuts could benefit from a cross-government review of how policy affects rural...
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27 Aug 2013
Warning over health and social access in rural North Yorkshire
A GROUP which supports more than 15,000 voluntary and community groups has issued a stark warning to politicians over a decline in access to health and social care in rural...
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13 Aug 2013
A special recipe is required for rural health and social care
Some hospitals highlighted by Keogh were hampered by geographic isolation and an inability to attract professional staff….(To read more from this article written by Jo Newton click here)
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14 Jul 2013
Government to ‘push cut in rural funding’
HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt aims to push ahead with plans to cut funding for rural doctors, it is reported. The government wants to phase out compensation payments for GPs surgeries...
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09 Jul 2013
Local Health Profile and Indicators programme published
Local Health has been developed as part of the Heath Profiles programme, which is produced by Public Health England. It provides quality assured health information presented clearly for users within...
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13 Feb 2013
Rates of New Cases of Malignant Melanoma per Resident Population under 75
This analysis investigates the rates of new cases of malignant melanoma per resident population under 75 Rates of new cases of malignant melanoma per resident population under 75– Analysis User...
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