The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Yorkshire Regional Seminar - Change of date
Due to the General Election, the Yorkshire & Humber regional seminar has been postponed from 9th Dec to Wed 15th January at North Yorkshire County Council. Invitations to follow!
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
18.11.2019
The think tank, Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, publish an annual analysis of the performances of public services The 2019 Performance Tracker finds that for the first time in years, the Government...
11.11.2019
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Matt Hancock (Health Secretary) acknowledged rising public concern about GP accessibility – and said he had sometimes struggled to get an appointment himself in the past. The Tories have therefore promised to...
11.11.2019
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that Councils need ‘billions of pounds in additional funding to meet the rising costs of adult social care’, and this is just to maintain services at current levels. A growing elderly population,...
04.11.2019
Can your 7-11 year olds help develop guidelines for positive healthcare experiences? National Children’s Bureau needs your help with an exciting project to develop National Institute for Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on babies, children and young people’s experience of...
29.10.2019
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 and best practice. If you have any information you wish to share with other...
21.10.2019
The RSN believes that the Government should take the lead and work with interested organisations to produce a comprehensive long term and funded Rural Strategy. We have developed a Template Rural Strategy which sets out...
14.10.2019
The National Rural Crime Network have given their view on the Home Office announcement on police officer numbers for England and Wales. Julia Mulligan, Chair of the National Rural Crime Network and North Yorkshire Police, Fire and...
07.10.2019
Sunday 6th - Sunday 13th October The National Rural Crime Network is supporting the Rural Crime Week of Action being organised by the National Police Chiefs' Council and forces across the country. The aim of the week...
07.10.2019
Sky News has this week published research that reveals the number of social homes being built in rural England has fallen by more than 80 per cent over the last six years Analysis, carried out in partnership with Institute...
07.10.2019
The 2019 version of this Index does not solve rural concerns, but it is likely to be widely used and should not be ignored, says Brian Wilson. In late September the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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