The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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Everyone is now eligible for Covid-19 testing

An update from Defra for our members is below:

You should be aware that everyone is now eligible for testing through the NHS portal:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/ask-for-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/

We encourage you to participate in the track and trace system.

It is particularly important to remind BAME and hard to reach groups that they can and should get a test if they have symptoms.

- If you are an employer or employee and you are facing any difficulties accessing virus testing on a rolling basis, please contact us on [email protected].

- If you are an employers running internal test and trace systems on a rolling basis please let us know on [email protected].