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.
09 Mar 2017
Caution over extra social care funding
An extra £2bn in funding is unlikely to resolve the challenges faced by adult social care providers, warn local authorities. An additional £2bn for councils to provide adult social care...
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02 Mar 2017
Police strategy to cut rural crime
A NEW policing strategy aims to ensure a fair share of resources will combat rural crime in Suffolk. A rural county covering 1500 square miles, Suffolk has over 60 miles...
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02 Mar 2017
Rural fly-tipping incidents on the rise
Fly-tipping incidents are on the rise – with more rubbish being illegally dumped in rural areas. Local authorities dealt with 936,000 fly-tipping incidents in 2015/16, according to the latest government...
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17 Feb 2017
Shortage of GPs risks rural health
A SHORTAGE of rural GPs is putting patients’ health at risk, says the Rural Services Network. The Rural Services Network is backing calls for urgent government action to help recruit...
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16 Feb 2017
Police restructure to meet rural needs
POLICING in North Dorset is being restructured to better meet rural needs. Previously, Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) were organised based on location alone and covered both town and rural areas....
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15 Feb 2017
Spending on children’s & young people’s services
The attached analysis looks at spending data taken from Public Health England. It provides comparison of a chosen authority to the regional and English averages, and also shows the difference...
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13 Feb 2017
Rural social care is underfunded – network
A BETTER system is needed to meet the social care needs of elderly rural residents, the Rural Services Network has warned. Better funding was needed to address rural social care...
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06 Feb 2017
GP shortage leaves rural patients waiting
A shortage of rural GPs has left rural patients in Lincolnshire waiting four-weeks to see their doctor. Government action was needed to help recruit more GPs and other health professionals,...
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01 Feb 2017
Volunteers needed against rural crime
POLICE in one of England’s largest counties are appealing for volunteers to help tackle rural crime. Cumbria Police and Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner hope rural residents will give up...
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29 Jan 2017
Plan to stop drugs gangs targeting countryside
A GOVERNMENT crackdown aims to stop urban drugs gangs targeting rural communities. Under the plan, mobile phones will be shut down if they are used by drug gangs and couriers...
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