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Rural Access to Health and Care Services
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 recruitment hurdles for healthcare workers.
06 Oct 2025
Labour Party Conference – The View from Rural
7 hours… that’s how long it took our Chief Executive Kerry Booth to get to the Labour Party Conference last week on the train, from rural Devon to bustling Liverpool,...
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06 Oct 2025
Rural Futures, Exploring the Potential of the Countryside
A new pamphlet, Rural Futures: The British Countryside and its Potential, has been published by the Fabian Society and The Countryside Charity (CPRE). Launched during the recent Labour Party Conference,...
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06 Oct 2025
Healthy Workplaces Celebratory Event
We’re excited to share details of this upcoming free event dedicated to recognising and inspiring employee health and wellbeing across workplaces based in North Somerset. Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025...
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22 Sep 2025
Have Your Say: Delivering for All Survey
The Rural Services Network’s Delivering for All survey is now live – and we want to hear from you. If you live in a village, small town, hamlet or isolated...
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18 Sep 2025
The National Rural Conference 2025 – Rural Health & Care
The National Rural Conference 2025 is kindly: Supported by: Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Rural Health & Care The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below: Kerry Booth,...
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15 Sep 2025
Macmillan Highlights Major Gaps In UK Cancer Treatment
Macmillan Cancer Support has warned that almost 1.4 million people with cancer in the UK are being failed by what it describes as a “cancer postcode lottery”. New research from...
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15 Sep 2025
Landmark NHS League Tables Rolled Out
A new system of NHS league tables has been launched across England, with every trust now ranked quarterly against clear standards covering urgent and emergency care, planned operations, mental health...
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01 Sep 2025
Persistent ‘Dental Deserts’ Risk Leaving Rural Communities Behind
New analysis from the Local Government Association (LGA) highlights a continuing crisis in NHS dental provision, with so-called ‘dental deserts’ leaving many communities – particularly rural and deprived areas –...
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26 Aug 2025
Thousands More Checks, Tests And Scans Now Available Out Of Hours
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that 100 Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) across England are now offering out-of-hours services, open 12 hours a day, seven days a...
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