social care
05 Aug 2024
Highlighting Patient Partnership Week: Enhancing Access to Health and Social Care
The Patients Association’s Patient Partnership Week 2024 is set to commence on Monday, 2nd September. This event offers a series of informative webinars aimed at improving patient engagement and healthcare delivery....
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23 Jul 2024
Councils Call for Delay to Unfunded Cap on Care, Warning of £30bn Funding Shortfall
England’s largest councils are urging the government to delay the introduction of the cap on adult social care costs, warning that the reforms are impossible to implement by October 2025...
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15 Jul 2024
Centre of Excellence Launched to Transform Health and Care of Older Residents
The Rural Services Network is pleased to highlight a groundbreaking development in the healthcare landscape of Humber and North Yorkshire. The local NHS has announced the launch of a Centre...
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24 Jun 2024
Age UK Report Highlights Health and Care Challenges for Over 50’s
A recent report by Age UK, It’s a Struggle to be Seen, sheds light on the difficulties faced by those aged over 50 in accessing health and social care services....
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10 Jun 2024
Next Government Urged to Prioritise Community Transport to Cut Local NHS Waiting lists
The Rural Services Network is backing the Community Transport Association’s call for the next UK government to utilise community solutions in a hard-hitting manifesto on the state of accessible transport...
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20 May 2024
The Impact of Local Area Coordination
The recent multi-site evaluation of Local Area Coordination (LAC) in England and Wales, funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research and conducted in collaboration with leading...
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13 May 2024
Enhancing Rural Health Access: Focus on Mental Health During Awareness Week
During this Mental Health Awareness Week, it is crucial to spotlight the unique challenges faced by rural communities in accessing health and care services. These challenges, ranging from limited transport...
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07 May 2024
Addressing the Future of Supported Housing Needs
The latest research commissioned by the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveals critical insights into the future demand for supported housing in England by 2040. With an aging population and increasing...
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02 Apr 2024
Tackling the Postcode Lottery of Dementia Diagnosis in Rural England
The recent report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, “Raising the Barriers,” funded by Alzheimer’s Society, reveals a troubling postcode lottery affecting the timeliness and quality of dementia diagnoses...
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08 Jan 2024
RSN Seminar Programme open!
It’s time to get organised for 2024 and make some time in your diary to attend one of our rural focused seminars. Almost 550 of you attended an RSN seminar...
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