The National Rural Conference 2024 – Rural Health and Care Session

19 Sep 2024

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Rural Health and Care Session


The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below:
Kerry Booth, Chief Execuitve, The Rural Services Network

“An Introduction to Rural Health and Care”
(Download presentation here)

– View Kerry Booth’s biography here

Donna Chapman, Development Manager, NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly & Matt Harris, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Imperial College London

“A hands on, innovative approach to tackling health inequalities in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly” &
“Learning from the Brazilian Family Health Strategy”
(Download presentations here)

– View Donna Chapman’s biography here
– View Matt Harris’ biography here
The video featured in this presentation can be viewed below:

Mark Gussy, Global Professor in Rural Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln

“Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health”
(Download presentation here)

– View Mark Gussy’s biography here


Caron Whaley, Director of Services, RABI

“Supporting the health and wellbeing of the farming community”
(Download presentation here)

– View Caron Whaley’s biography here


An AI generated summary of this session can be downloaded below:

Useful links from the session:

RSN Membership:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rsn-membership

Rural Services APPG:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/inaugural-meeting-of-the-appg-for-rural-services-a-promising-start-for-rural-communities

Rural Services Network Fair Funding Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rural-fair-funding

RSN Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote

Rural Access to Health and Care Services Chapter of Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rural-access-to-health-and-care-chapter.pdf

Rural Mental Health published by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmenvfru/248/report.html

Response to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan produced by the National Centre for Rural Health and Care:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NCRHC_response_to_NHS_Workforce_.pdf

Brazil’s family health strategy – delivering community-based primary care in a universal health system:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26039598/

Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation Low-Cost Solutions from Low-Income Countries:
https://www.routledge.com/Decolonizing-Healthcare-Innovation-Low-Cost-Solutions-from-Low-Income-Countries/Harris/p/book/9781032284958?srsltid=AfmBOooeT2h5epx4G-SORnHixot6H2hn1vNQdhUT9XAsM5oWmI_QxfRS

Video on Cornwall Community Health Workers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8RZggZEabk

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Health and Care Inquiry Report produced by the National Centre for Rural Health and Care:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RuralHealthandCareAPPGInquiryOve.pdf

An evidence summary of health inequalities in older populations in coastal and rural areas:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Health_Inequalities_in_Ageing_in_Rural_and_Coastal_Areas-Full_report.pdf

Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2021 Health in Coastal Communities:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cmo-annual_report-2021-health-in-coastal-communities-accessible.pdf

English indices of deprivation 2019:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019

NHS Digital Patients Registered at a GP Practice:
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/patients-registered-at-a-gp-practice

Earth’s Future Water Systems:
https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/issue-information-yunelkCrq0

International declaration on rural mental health research: 10 guiding principles and standards:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39192494/

Toolkit for Increasing the Participation of Rural and Coastal Communities in Health and Social Care Research:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Rural-and-Coastal-Health-and-Care-Research-Toolkit-5df5831512562fb8.pdf

Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health Research:
https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/hcsci/healthandsocialcareresearch/

RABI Support:
https://rabi.org.uk/how-we-can-help/

The Big Farming Survey:
https://rabi.org.uk/about/big-farming-survey/

RABI mental health training:
https://rabi.org.uk/how-we-can-help/mental-health-training/

Independent investigation of the NHS in England – Lord Darzi Report:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-investigation-of-the-nhs-in-england


Rural Facts and Figures