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Barriers to Access
03.06.2019
The Mirror reports on a NHS GP crisis that has left over 500,000 patients across the UK looking for a new surgery. Data released from Clinical Commissioning Groups revealed that in 2018 138 GP practices closed across the UK...
03.06.2019
Boots could close up to 200 shops over the next two years, according to the Guardian. The health and beauty chain is reviewing its portfolio of nearly 2,500 shops as its US parent company attempts to cut costs worldwide....
03.06.2019
Welcome to the latest Spotlight on Fuel Poverty - brought to you by the Rural Services Network and the Rural England CIC in association with Calor . Limited options for fuel in rural localities – many of which...
28.05.2019
The Telegraph covers warnings from nurses that patients in some rural areas are being forced to spend up to £100 on taxis to attend routine hospital appointments. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that the countryside is at...
28.05.2019
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry into Rural broadband and digital only services. Broadband, mobile infrastructure and access to digital services remain a central issue for rural communities. The EFRA Committee intends to...
20.05.2019
The Independent covers warnings by MP that the Post Office network is close to collapse, threatening thousands of branches, over the next 12 months. The warning comes as the Government plans to end its subsidy of the Post Office...
20.05.2019
The website LocalGov.co.uk reports on the news that Buses Minister Nusrat Ghani MP has written to local authorities to remind them that they have the freedom to take greater control of bus services. The letter was sent on 17...
20.05.2019
The website Telecoms.com reports that the CEOs of the four major UK mobile network operators (MNOs) have agreed, in theory, on a collaboration plan to address areas of the UK still struggling with connectivity. The agreement comes after the...
20.05.2019
Prominent business leaders and local politicians have written to the Treasury warning that failure to build the HS2 line would be a disaster for the Midlands and the north of England, according to The Times. The paper covers the...
20.05.2019
Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Rural Vulnerability Service - brought to you by the Rural Services Network and the Rural England CIC in association with Calor . The vulnerability service aims to disseminate information about three key...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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