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.

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14 Dec 2012

Active People Survey Analysis 6

The sixth year of the survey, Active People Survey 6, started in mid October 2011 and ran continuously for 12 months until mid October 2012. The full year results were...

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03 Dec 2012

Fuel poverty

A household is said to be in fuel poverty if it spends more than 10% of its income on fuel to maintain a satisfactory heating regime (usually 21 degrees for...

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03 Dec 2012

Active People Survey Analysis 5

Sport England’s Active People survey is the largest ever survey of sport and active recreation to be undertaken in Europe. Analysis of Sport England’s Active People Survey 5– Analysis User...

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02 Dec 2012

Rural Health Network launched

HEALTH professionals and eminent academics convened in Nottingham for the birth of the new Rural Health Network. It will enable health professionals to effectively share best practice, innovation, learning and...

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