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.
22 Sep 2026
World Alzheimer’s Month: Participation In Dementia Research In Your Community
World Alzheimer’s Month takes place throughout September 2026, raising awareness and challenging the stigma surrounding dementia. This year’s theme – The Earlier You Know, The More You Can Do –...
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24 Aug 2026
Your Postcode Should Not Determine Your ‘Shelf Life’
People in some parts of the UK are living up to 18 years less than those elsewhere. Health Equals has launched its new Shelf Life campaign to highlight this stark...
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17 Aug 2026
Filling The Gaps In Rural Care And Support
To connect local people and professionals with community micro-enterprise support in the local area, the Community Catalysts team in Suffolk ran successful Speed Networking events in West Suffolk and Ipswich/East...
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13 Aug 2026
Technology And AI Helping Doctors Spend More Time With Patients
A new report from the General Medical Council (GMC) highlights how technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), is helping some doctors reduce administrative work and devote more time to patient care....
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13 Aug 2026
RCN Calls For NHS Buildings To Be “Heat-Proofed”
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is calling for urgent investment to protect health and care buildings, staff and patients from increasingly extreme temperatures. The RCN says calls to its...
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13 Aug 2026
Health And Care Integration Faces A Changing Landscape
Changes across the NHS and local government are raising questions about how health and social care services will work together in future, and the role councils will play within changing...
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10 Aug 2026
New Mental Health Centres Planned Across England
The Government has announced a £343 million programme to expand community and emergency mental health provision across England, with up to 159 new NHS facilities planned. The programme will include...
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05 Aug 2026
Rural Health in Lincolnshire: Delivering Care Closer to Home
Lincolnshire is one of England’s largest and most rural counties, with many residents living considerable distances from health services. NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and its partners are working...
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05 Aug 2026
Scottish Firearms Mental Health Awareness and Support Partnership
Strong partnerships are essential to improving mental health outcomes in Scotland’s rural and island communities. When organisations come together around a shared purpose, they can reach people in ways that...
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05 Aug 2026
Understanding health experiences of patients who speak English as an additional language
The Patients Association recently published a report that contains feedback from focus groups we ran across six language backgrounds – Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian and Urdu – and research...
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