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05 May 2020

Health and Social Care Blog

by Kerry Booth – Rural Services Network Assistant Chief Executive Who could have foreseen when I wrote the last Health and Social Care Spotlight (February…

04 May 2020

RSN Statement on Fair Funding Delay

Last week, whilst announcing an addition £1.6 bn of funding for local authorities (now £3.2bn in total), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government…

04 May 2020

RSN champions pandemic related rural issues with Government

The below article written by RSN Chairman Cecilia Motley is featured in this months Local Government First. The response to coronavirus needs to consider the…

04 May 2020

Rural internet users want faster broadband speeds for homeworking

The Telegraph reports on the increasing numbers of internet users who are attempting to change to faster providers due to outages caused while people are…

04 May 2020

Drone-to-door medicines trial takes flight to support rural areas

A drone company that had to abandon its fast-food delivery tests has partnered with Ireland’s health authority to deliver prescriptions instead, and could be a…

04 May 2020

Rural communities asked to share safety concerns during pandemic

Several local outlets, including the Northern Echo, report on the launch of a survey by police bosses looking at concerns over isolation and increased safety…

04 May 2020

Health and Social Care Spotlight – May 2020

This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning…

27 Apr 2020

COVID-19 death rates ‘could be 80% higher in rural communities’

The Evening Standard published a study which has predicted significantly higher levels of COVID-19 fatalities in rural locations due to larger ageing populations The analysis…