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April 9th 2025

Rural health policy challenged in Parliament

Cross bench peer Lord Kakkar has challenged the Government to consider rural health outcomes in rural policymaking. In a debate on Farming and Rural Communities, Lord Kakkar said that the impact of policy on health outcomes is frequently neglected,

March 26th 2025

Wales looks to 'clustered' services in rural areas

Clustered services is the key to greater resilience in rural NHS services, Welsh health and social care secretary Jeremy Miles has said. Speaking in the Welsh Parliament, Miles was challenged on the higher costs of running a surgery on split sites,

March 25th 2025

Rural patients among the most satisfied

Rural patients are among the most satisfied with access to GP services, a new study has found. Published in the BJGP, Relationship between the volume and type of appointments in general practice and patient experience: an observational study in Engl

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March 20th 2025

Two rural APPG MPs vote for NI increases

Ony two rural services APPG MPs voted to uphold proposed employer NI increases yesterday in Parliament. Of the APPG on Rural Services member MPs, only Joe Morris (Hexham) and (pictured) Callum Anderson (Buckingham & Bletchley) followed their Lab

February 27th 2025

Scotland calls for revamp of rural housing plans

The Scottish Land Commission is urging a stronger role for public bodies in providing a pipeline of land for housing in rural communities. A new report Land supply for rural housing proposal recommends establishing a Housing Land Agency to acquire a

February 4th 2025

Help develop rural leadership education

NES’s National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care is conducting a survey about rural leadership. Rural Leadership refers to the ability to guide, influence and support rural healthcare systems, teams and communities to provide service

January 30th 2025

Urban centrism challenged in Scottish Parliament

Urban centric health policies have been criticised in the Scottish Government. MSP Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) slammed the Government by saying: “It continues to design and deliver services with urban areas in mind.” Lookin

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