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.
08 Oct 2018
Rural hospital success reported
The Daily Mail reported on Public Health England data collected over the last year from 151 hospitals showing that rural trusts have, on average, the fewest cases of E.Coli infections....
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08 Oct 2018
Rural maternity services
Managers of an Oxfordshire NHS trust have called for GPs to have extra training on how to perform caesarean sections, the Independent reports. According to the Independent, to address shortages...
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08 Oct 2018
National recycling confusion
The Local Government Association has rejected calls for a nationwide standardised recycling system saying that ‘no one size would work’. The charity Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) highlighted that there are...
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24 Sep 2018
Ambulance diversions
The BBC and the Guardian report that the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) has begun asking ambulances to stop for second emergencies. A spokesperson for the service, which serves...
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24 Sep 2018
Upcoming Rural Related Events
Celebrating the best of the UK’s Rural Businesses! About this event: Celebrate all that is good about Rural Business in the UK. With six regional events across the UK, as...
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17 Sep 2018
Care home inconsistency
The BBC flagged the fact that one in five care homes in England have been deemed ‘inadequate’ or ‘needs improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC said the...
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17 Sep 2018
Rural crime collaboration
The Northern Echo reported on how five police forces across the north of England have come together as part of Operation Checkpoint, the largest rural policing operation of its kind,...
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10 Sep 2018
Elderly care ‘on brink of collapse’
A new survey by the charity Independent Age has revealed that chronic under-funding of social care means that older people are ‘increasingly let down’ by the system. During a survey...
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03 Sep 2018
Forced travel for child mental health care
Children forced to travel hundreds of miles for NHS mental health treatment The Guardian reported on figures showing that, despite a Government pledge to end the practice, many young people...
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03 Sep 2018
Dorset hit hard by ageing population
Dorset to be among places hardest hit by Britain’s ageing population, figures reveal The Bournemouth Echo covered Office for National Statistics figures showing that rural and coastal areas have the...
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