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10 Nov 2026
An Appointment Is Only Useful If You Can Get There: CMO Report Puts Rural Access In Focus
A hospital appointment can mean a day’s round trip for someone living in rural England. If they cannot drive, or the appointment does not fit…
10 Nov 2026
£40 Million GP Programme Aims To Keep Vulnerable Patients Well This Winter
Extra support from GP teams could help vulnerable patients avoid hospital this winter, with important implications for rural communities where accessing care can involve long…
10 Nov 2026
Rural Poverty Needs Joined-Up Solutions
Tackling rural poverty means looking beyond household income to how transport, housing, energy and public services work together, a new report suggests. Published by the…
10 Nov 2026
New Visitor Levy Powers Proposed To Support Local Tourism
The Visitor Levy Bill, introduced in Parliament on 4 November, would give mayors and strategic authority leaders the option to introduce a charge on overnight…
10 Nov 2026
NHS Reforms: Keeping Local Needs In Focus
The NHS bodies that plan and fund local health services are cutting staff and reorganising. A new National Audit Office (NAO) report asks whether they…
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06 Nov 2026
RSN Briefing: Chief Medical Officer’s Report On Rural Health
The Chief Medical Officer’s 2026 annual report examines health in rural areas and small towns, highlighting the challenges of ageing populations, hidden deprivation and access…
04 Nov 2026
RSN Welcomes Chief Medical Officer’s Report On Rural Health
The Rural Services Network welcomes the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2026, which examines health in rural areas and small towns, and was pleased to…
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03 Nov 2026
Commissioning ‘Outside The Box’
Join Community Catalysts for a free, online, one-hour session on 26 November (1-2pm) to hear how their Community Micro-enterprise Development projects create new provider markets,…
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