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 Aug 2019
Rural crime in Britain hits seven-year high
Several publications, including the Guardian, cover a report released by the insurer NFU Mutual on rural crime The annual report details that rural crime has hit a seven-year high, costing...
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12 Aug 2019
First UK ‘sandscaping’ exercise to save coastal homes
A giant sand dune is being built on England’s east coast to save 400 homes from storm surges, according to Reuters Engineers said that this is the first occasion ‘sandscaping’...
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22 Jul 2019
Domestic abuse in rural areas
The National Rural Crime Network has last week launched the results of an 18 month intensive research project on domestic abuse in rural areas, ‘Captive and Controlled’. It revealed a...
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22 Jul 2019
Rural neglect is being ignored
Rural Services Network chief executive Graham Biggs coordinated a letter which was published last week in The Times. It expresses disappointment that the Government rejected the Lords Rural Economy Committee’s...
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22 Jul 2019
Our future in the land
The Independent Food, Farming & Countryside Commission hosted by the RSA in its report launched on Tuesday 16th July ‘Our Future in the Land’ has added its voice to the...
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26 Jun 2019
Health and Social Care Spotlight – June 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...
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24 Jun 2019
Mental health care for teenagers is focus of conference
The BBC are reporting about 70 people, including teachers, pupils and NHS staff, are meeting today to discuss mental health provision in west Cumbria after an initiative by young people...
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17 Jun 2019
Families trapped in poverty in rural Britain
Channel 4 has produced a ten-minute news piece on poverty in rural Britain as part of its Breadline Britain series. The video emphasises that while the countryside is often idyllic...
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17 Jun 2019
Rural surgery pioneers social prescribing
ITV covers the story of a rural medical centre in Lancashire that aims to turn patients away from pills and towards pastimes like dominoes, draughts and dancing Social prescribing involves...
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10 Jun 2019
Bus drivers working long hours cause safety concerns
Labour MP Matt Western wrote on the website PoliticsHome.com about local bus drivers’ working hours and the impact on public safety. Currently, local bus drivers are not subject to the...
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