Author: <span>Richard</span>
28 Apr 2021
Dispensing Doctors’ Association
Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) in England find themselves with an extra six months in which to prepare their local pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) – a process that allows local...
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26 Apr 2021
RSN evidence in House of Lords Select Committee Report
The House of Lords Select Committee on Covid-19 has published a report on 21st April 2021, on the Inquiry into ‘Living Online: the long term impact on wellbeing’ The inquiry...
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26 Apr 2021
Government Response to Consultation on Changes to the Planning System
Some Good News but a need to remain vigilant The Government’s response to the Consultation on Changes to the Current Planning System has now been published and there is some...
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26 Apr 2021
UK aims to take rural areas out of digital dark age
The Government has outlined plans to wipe out mobile signal blindspots in rural areas and the road network, as part of reforms to improve connectivity and speed rollout of 5G...
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26 Apr 2021
Rural transport: Young people ‘written off’
Young people in isolated communities without good public transport are being ‘written off’, according to a report on the BBC National figures show more than 3,000 local authority-supported bus services...
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26 Apr 2021
Small villages could soon find it easier to provide affordable housing for local residents
South Somerset District Council is asking the Government to designate most of its parishes as ‘rural’, in a move to help provide affordable homes for local residents, according to Somerset...
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26 Apr 2021
Raising the bar on energy-efficient, affordable rural homes to help meet zero carbon targets
Hastoe have launched their New-Build Standard, setting out the minimum requirements for all our new homes Hastoe Development Director Ulrike Maccariello explains: “We have always delivered beautiful, affordable homes that...
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26 Apr 2021
Labour launches policy review as data shows £255m cut to rural communities
Labour has launched its rural England policy review and outlined its plan to become ‘the party of the great British countryside’ as LabourList reports on data showing that Government cuts...
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26 Apr 2021
Warning over picturesque countryside at risk of being spoilt by housing developments
There has been a 129 per cent increase in developments planned on greenfield land, putting them at risk of ‘rapid and reckless’ projects, according to new data from the Campaign...
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20 Apr 2021
April Edition of Casebook from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
April 2021 Edition In casebook this month – A busy few weeks for National Centre as profiled in the Update below. We also have stories about mental health, financial prescribing,...
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