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October 26th 2023

Rural pharmacy access problems highlighted in pharmacy inquiry

Concerns raised about viability and opening hours Rural pharmacy access problems have been highlighted in written responses to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into Pharmacy. In written evidence, Community Pharmacy Lincolnshire (CPL) ha

September 29th 2023

Bouncing lambs identified as a staffing benefit in rural areas

DDA supported research identifies the drivers and challenges to rural recruitment and retention Lambs bouncing around right outside your window has been highlighted as a driver to recruitment and retention of dispensers in rural areas. For patients

September 21st 2023

Unique role of rural GPs highlighted to politicians

Rural primary care faces disproportionate additional service burdens The National Centre for Rural Health and Care has published a response to the government’s NHS Long Term Workforce Plan highlighting the unique role of rural GPs. NCRHC, whi

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September 20th 2023

DDA issues rural Call to Action

Dispensing GPs are urged to lobby local politicians The DDA has issued a Call to Action to rural politicians ahead of next year's elections to remove health inequalities for rural people. At the 2023 annual conference, the DDA will ask delegates to

September 14th 2023

Project Gigabit will never reach some areas, digital czar admits

100% coverage will require "innovative" solutions Broadband czar Sir John Whittingdale has admitted that there will always be areas of the country where commercial superfast Broadband will not be viable. In a debate, the minister for Data

August 15th 2023

Rural areas should receive more NHS funding, ‘levelling-up’ report finds

Public health spending also lower in areas of older populations If funding for each service was allocated in line with relative needs, a greater share of NHS funding would be allocated to the most rural areas, and a greater share of local government

July 26th 2023

Rural pharmacy services scrutinised in Parliament

“The presence of a pharmacy does not necessarily mean it is able to provide services as required by the local population.” That is one of the sentiments discussed by pharmacy experts in Parliament. In an evaluation of the Gove

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Rural pharmacy access problems highlighted in pharmacy inquiry

Bouncing lambs identified as a staffing benefit in rural areas

Unique role of rural GPs highlighted to politicians

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DDA issues rural Call to Action

Project Gigabit will never reach some areas, digital czar admits

Rural areas should receive more NHS funding, ‘levelling-up’ report finds

Rural pharmacy services scrutinised in Parliament

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