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.
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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12 May 2026
New Research Highlights Digital Barriers To Getting Active
New research from Good Things Foundation and Sport England highlights how digital exclusion is becoming an increasingly important barrier to taking part in sport and physical activity.
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06 May 2026
NHS Recruits 8,500 Additional Mental Health Workers
The government has announced that 8,500 additional mental health workers have been recruited across the NHS in England since the end of June 2024, meeting a key workforce target ahead...
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30 Apr 2026
Expansion of community micro-enterprise programme to West Oxfordshire to increase care options in rural areas
People are set to benefit from the expansion of the Community Catalysts’ Community Micro-enterprise Development Programme to West Oxfordshire. A two-year extension means that Anita Wingad, the Project Coordinator, will...
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30 Apr 2026
The Dispensing Doctors’ Association issues local election candidates with a rural health call to action
In a manifesto for the local government elections taking place on May 7, the Dispensing Doctors’ Association (DDA) calls on local politicians to recognise that rural people are failed by...
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30 Apr 2026
FCN Volunteer Highlights Impact of Cancer on Carers In New Short Film
A volunteer with The Farming Community Network (FCN) has shared the challenges of caring for her husband through bowel cancer in a new short film: The film has been developed...
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