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.
01 Jun 2017
Hi-tech drone combats rural crime
POLICE are to deploy a new hi-tech drone to tackle rural crime in Lincolnshire. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be trialled before a force-wide roll out later this year....
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19 May 2017
Limited support for rural dementia
Rural communities face limited support services for older people experiencing dementia. The Rural Services Network issued the warning to coincide with Dementia Awareness Week, which runs from 14-20 May 2017....
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16 May 2017
Rural communities face limited support for dementia
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday 16 May 2017 The Rural Services Network – England’s largest partnership of rural service providers – has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on...
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15 May 2017
Concern over impact of NHS cyber-attack
The Rural Services Network has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on rural doctors’ surgeries. A major incident was declared after NHS Services across England and Scotland were hit...
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15 May 2017
Cyber-attack concern for rural GPs
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Monday 15 May 2017 The Rural Services Network – England’s largest partnership of rural service providers – has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on...
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11 May 2017
Workshops help residents ‘find their voice’
Older and disabled rural residents are “finding their voice” after teaming up with artists and singing tutors. Yorkshire County Council has teamed up with the Rural Arts initiative to hold...
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10 May 2017
Rural crime is ‘policing priority’
Police and local partners have launched a partnership initiative to tackle rural crime in Northumberland. A steering group of organisations attending the offical launch meeting included farm leaders, rural businesses,...
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03 May 2017
Police boss says priority is rural crime
TACKLING rural crime has neen named as a priority by Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Commissioner Lorne Green gave an update on his Rural Policing Strategy – launched in autumn 2016 –...
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24 Apr 2017
More communities warn of GP shortage
MORE rural communities are suffering from a shortage of doctors – with some surgeries warning of an impending crisis. It follows a warning by the Rural Services Network and West...
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21 Apr 2017
Fleet of 4x4s vehicles target rural crime
Police in Lincolnshire are due to take delivery of a fleet of 4×4 vehicles to combat rural crime. The 4x4s have been funded by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner...
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