The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Health and Wellbeing
10.02.2015
The Active People Survey tracks the number of people taking part in sport at region, county sport partnership and local authority level. We have used the results from the ASP8 to present this analysis that we hope will help our...
18.01.2015
CUTS in health funding that could see scores of GP surgeries close must be reversed, says a rural charity. Changes to the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG) will hit the most vulnerable rural residents, warned Action with Communities...
13.01.2015
Technologies such as telehealth, telecare, telemedicine, telecoaching and self-care apps have the potential to transform the way people engage in and control their own healthcare, empowering them to manage it in a way that is right for them. The NHS...
20.07.2014
AN initiative to improve health services in rural communities is being led by the University of Cumbria. The Cumbria Rural Health Forum (CRHF) has been set up to address some of the unique issues and challenges in delivering...
13.07.2014
AMBULANCES are taking longer to reach people with life-threatening conditions, suggest statistics released by NHS England. Six of England's eleven ambulance trust England's ambulance services missed the expected target. The proportion of Category A calls resulting in...
25.06.2014
Below is a snippet from article take from the Guardian: Patients are being put at risk by "brutal disinvestment" in general practice and are now often waiting two weeks for appointments, the chair of the British...
23.05.2014
Below is a snippet from article take from the Independent: GP leaders have warned that patient care “from Cumbria to London's East End” is under “imminent threat” because of a lack of financial support from the...
15.05.2014
Take-up of formal childcare by low income families can bring benefits to children's learning and development. This analysis looks at an authorities comparative situation against the rural/urban averages for all authorities. - Take-up of formal childcare by low income...
22.04.2014
Loneliness can be damaging both for physical and mental wellbeing. As such it is important to consider ways in which loneliness and social isolation can be minimised. This analysis and the accompanying notes take a look at the situation in...
07.03.2014
Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of fuel poverty. This analysis shows how the change in methodology has moved the measure of...
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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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