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.
12 Jun 2026
Patient Partnership Webinars 29 June – 3 July 2026
Patient Partnership Week is a moment to focus on a simple but powerful truth: healthcare works best when patients are treated as partners.
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12 Jun 2026
Driving Rural And Coastal Health Innovation Across The South West
Health Innovation South West has published its latest Impact Report 2025-26, highlighting how innovation is helping to improve health and care outcomes across rural and coastal communities in South West...
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09 Jun 2026
New App Aims To Improve Emergency Response On Farms
New App Aims To Improve Emergency Response On Farms
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02 Jun 2026
Community Pharmacies To Deliver More NHS Care
Community pharmacies are set to play an expanded role in NHS care under a new £340 million funding agreement and reforms due to be introduced from autumn 2026.
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02 Jun 2026
Single Patient Record To Support Joined-Up Care
Plans for a new Single Patient Record are set out in the NHS Modernisation Bill, have been introduced to Parliament. The proposed reforms aim to improve the way patient information...
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18 May 2026
New Mental Health Strategy Launched
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new cross-government mental health strategy for England, alongside a call for evidence to help shape future mental health care and...
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15 May 2026
New Report on Patient Experience
The Patients Association has published its latest Patient Experience report, highlighting how people are experiencing care across the NHS.
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15 May 2026
RSN Rural Realities Research
For too long, the story of rural communities has been told through statistics alone, funding gaps, service shortages, and infrastructure challenges. While these are important, they only tell part of...
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15 May 2026
Devon Library Blood Pressure Scheme Gains National Recognition
A Devon initiative enabling residents to borrow blood pressure monitors from local libraries has been recognised through a nomination for an NHS national excellence award.
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12 May 2026
Chief Medical Officer Explores Rural Health Challenges In Devon
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has visited Devon as part of a wider fact-finding tour examining the health challenges facing people living in rural towns and communities.
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