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August 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook, we look at health care in homelessness centres; highlight Patient Partnership week taking place the first week of September; look at challenges faced by councils in SEND, adult...
July 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook we focus on Adult Social Care, Promoting Lifelong Health, NHS Patient Survey Results, the role of Chaplains in health delivery, and the opportunity to attend the National Rural Conference....
June 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook we give an overview of the health and care pledges featuring in the leading parties manifestos, look at the importance of community transport in accessing health care, the switch...
May 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook we focus on the importance of digital connectivity in health and care provision in articles from BT and the Good Things Foundation; the benefits of local collaboration in designing...
April 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook it’s all about events! Whether they be past or still to come, online or in person there’s plenty on offer from grassroot rural health inequalities to Space Medicine, check...
March 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook we call for your views on the UK Health Security Agency Strategy; highlight UKRI work on health inequalities; focus on a Devon community’s SOS plea for a rural GP;...
February 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook we highlight a joint event with NHS Providers, look at geographical narcissism, learn about mobile dentistry, share an invitation to a free seminar on gender based violence, find out...
January 2024 Edition In this first edition of Casebook for the year we focus on the impact a taxi tax could have on accessing healthcare in rural areas, a debate on rural dentistry, NHS targets, and how...
December 2023 Edition In this final edition of Casebook for 2023 we focus on parliamentary health news, the latest rural health research, the importance of robust digital infrastructure for safe telecare provision and share presentations from...
November 2023 Edition This month we focus on the cabinet reshuffle and implications for health and social care, the CMO’s annual report, a Q&A with the new Chair of the National Centre for Rural Health – Nigel...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
Economic growth is widely acknowledged as essential for national wealth and prosperity and is a priority for political parties. Rural economies, employing millions and home to a higher proportion of small businesses, have potential for growth if barriers are removed.
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and difficulties recruiting health and care workers.
Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, a lack of affordable housing, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
Transport is vital for the quality of life and economic health of rural areas, yet it faces challenges such as infrequent public bus services and less Government funding compared to urban regions.
Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
A future-focused vision for rural communities involves not just building the right homes in the right places but also ensuring thriving, sustainable communities.
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