Social Care
10 Jun 2024
Next Government Urged to Prioritise Community Transport to Cut Local NHS Waiting lists
The Rural Services Network is backing the Community Transport Association’s call for the next UK government to utilise community solutions in a hard-hitting manifesto on the state of accessible transport...
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20 May 2024
The Impact of Local Area Coordination
The recent multi-site evaluation of Local Area Coordination (LAC) in England and Wales, funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research and conducted in collaboration with leading...
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13 May 2024
Enhancing Rural Health Access: Focus on Mental Health During Awareness Week
During this Mental Health Awareness Week, it is crucial to spotlight the unique challenges faced by rural communities in accessing health and care services. These challenges, ranging from limited transport...
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07 May 2024
Addressing the Future of Supported Housing Needs
The latest research commissioned by the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveals critical insights into the future demand for supported housing in England by 2040. With an aging population and increasing...
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02 Apr 2024
Tackling the Postcode Lottery of Dementia Diagnosis in Rural England
The recent report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, “Raising the Barriers,” funded by Alzheimer’s Society, reveals a troubling postcode lottery affecting the timeliness and quality of dementia diagnoses...
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08 Jan 2024
RSN Seminar Programme open!
It’s time to get organised for 2024 and make some time in your diary to attend one of our rural focused seminars. Almost 550 of you attended an RSN seminar...
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13 Nov 2023
RSN Chief Exec: “Lack of government funding has created a rural ticking time bomb.”
The Rural Services Network Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, considers Professor Whitty’s new report which urges the government to address failings for older people in rural communities. Today the government’s Chief...
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25 Oct 2023
Two Generations’ Latest Homeshare Webinar
Chaired by Luciana Berger, CEO of iNHouse Communications, and a former Managing Director at Edelman, where she specialised in health policy, Luciana was previously the Member of Parliament for Liverpool...
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02 Oct 2023
Funding available for research to improve health and social care services in rural areas
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme has launched a commissioned research call (23/91 Improving the Organisation and Quality of...
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29 Aug 2023
All GP surgeries in England to have digital phone lines by March 2024
The Government has announced that patients at all general practices across England will soon benefit from new digital phone lines which will make booking GP appointments easier. So far more...
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