Rural Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
03 Oct 2018
Green Dragon launches free digital hub for community wellbeing
The Green Dragon at Market Lavington in Wiltshire launched a free-to-use digital hub yesterday with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. To mark the launch of the...
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17 Sep 2018
Care home inconsistency
The BBC flagged the fact that one in five care homes in England have been deemed ‘inadequate’ or ‘needs improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC said the...
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17 Sep 2018
Rural communities in danger
Experts have warned that rural communities are ‘in danger of dying out’ unless they are given more help to cope with ageing populations, according to an article by iNews. Trudi...
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17 Sep 2018
RSN Briefing on Broadband USO
Implementing the Broadband USO Briefing note by the Rural Services Network September 2018 (This briefing note can be downloaded here) Context Despite the achievements of the Government’s superfast broadband programme,...
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10 Sep 2018
NFU rural broadband survey
The National Farmers’ Union has called on the Government to ensure that farmers across the country have access to adequate broadband. The NFU launched a survey to ‘build a true...
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10 Sep 2018
Elderly care ‘on brink of collapse’
A new survey by the charity Independent Age has revealed that chronic under-funding of social care means that older people are ‘increasingly let down’ by the system. During a survey...
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03 Sep 2018
Forced travel for child mental health care
Children forced to travel hundreds of miles for NHS mental health treatment The Guardian reported on figures showing that, despite a Government pledge to end the practice, many young people...
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03 Sep 2018
Communities build-their-own broadband
Build-your-own broadband brings rural British communities together Reuters covered the work of social enterprise Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN), which operates in areas experiencing poor connectivity. According to the...
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03 Sep 2018
Dorset hit hard by ageing population
Dorset to be among places hardest hit by Britain’s ageing population, figures reveal The Bournemouth Echo covered Office for National Statistics figures showing that rural and coastal areas have the...
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20 Aug 2018
Spotlight on Rural Health & Social Care – August 2018
This newsletter is provided by the Rural Health Network, part of the Rural Services Network. It includes a roundup of rural health & social care news, research, learning and best...
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