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November 2020 Edition In Casebook this month: a bevy of stories about the coronavirus and its multifaceted impact on many aspects (if not all aspects!) of our lives. I also reveal some really interesting happenings in connection with...
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: Gamesys Foundation The main focus of the Gamesys Foundation is to “preserve and protect the wellbeing of individuals suffering from mental health issues”. They...
October 2020 Edition Welcome to your October edition of Casebook, a dedicated, monthly e-newsletter for Rural Health Care Alliance members. The long dark tunnel of the pandemic continues with stories about: punitive fines applied to hospitals; mental health...
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: Consortium for Stronger LGBT+ Communities https://www.consortium.lgbt/NETFund/ Thanks to the National Emergencies Trust, a total funding pot of £350,000 is available to LGBT+...
September 2020 Editio n Welcome to your September edition of Casebook, a dedicated, monthly e-newsletter for Rural Health Care Alliance members. This month, as the second wave begins to bite there is no real escape from Coronavirus stories!...
September Edition of Casebook - Health Funding Opportunities from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: This month’s featured funding opportunities are: ISCF Healthy Ageing Challenge Social, Behavioural & Design Research Programme https://www.ukri.org/funding/funding-opportunities/iscf-healthy-ageing-challenge-social-behavioural-design-research-programme-outline-stage/ UK Research and Innovation (UKRI),...
August 2020 Edition Welcome to your August edition of Casebook, a dedicated, monthly e-newsletter for Rural Health Care Alliance members. This month, contact tracing, schools, healthy food, the grim challenge of a consistent way of counting the dead...
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: This month’s featured funding opportunities are: All Churches Trust http://www.allchurches.co.uk/what-we-fund/ Grants are available to communities under a number of themes, including “Hope...
July 2020 Edition Welcome to your July edition of Casebook, a dedicated, monthly e-newsletter for Rural Health Care Alliance members. This month, e-enabled approach under threat, local lockdowns, the reality of life in a care home during the...
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: This month’s featured funding opportunities are: The Rayne Foundation https://www.raynefoundation.org.uk/grants “We will consider applications in the fields of arts, health and wellbeing, education...
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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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