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December 2021 Editio n Merry Christmas! There is a strong omicron agenda underpinning the next few weeks. I have tried to straddle stories pertinent to that and some stuff on a wider agenda including bikes and trees!! ...
November 2021 Edition In Casebook this month it seems like the pandemic, which is raging through bits of Europe at the moment has some long-term negative legacy issues for rural communities. These underpin many of the stories in...
October 2021 Edition This edition of Casebook is coming off the virtual press with the winter closing in on us. We had no great summer to speak of and I can’t help feeling a sense of real pessimism...
September 2021 Edition This month – public health food additives, levelling up, testing , jabs and some notable other stuff including funding opportunities and impact of social care reforms in rural areas - read on ! ...
August 2021 Edition This month – ruminations on the backwash in relation to the health and care system as we begin to think about how we manage the opening-up process and its effect on rural settings. Problems created...
July 2021 Edition In casebook this month - Health and Care at the moment has all the twist and turns of a James Joyce novel. These twists and turns are even more complicated through a rural lens. The...
June 2021 Edition In casebook this month - green social prescribing, patient records, mandatory covid jabs, health inequalities in rural places driven by covid and the impact of city flight on rural house prices and much more. Happy...
M ay 2021 Edition In casebook this month - a significant focus on lock down and the impact of covid on mental health and an exciting foretaste of the launch of a new rural community of practice planned...
April 2021 Edition In casebook this month - A busy few weeks for National Centre as profiled in the Update below. We also have stories about mental health, financial prescribing, vaccines, mis-information and variants. Please read on! ...
M arch 2021 Edition In casebook this month, virus wars, the differential footprint of the virus, the links between poverty and health revisited through the lens of foodbanks, sleeping care workers not recognised and the need to mask...
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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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