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May 2nd 2024

Shropshire MP raises higher costs of rural service delivery

The higher costs of rural service delivery have been highlighted in a debate on Government funding for local authorities. Highlighting cuts in local council funding, Helen Morgan, MP for North Shropshire asked the debate: Does the Minister agre

February 23rd 2024

Invitation to highlight rural inequalities

CQC is inviting dispensing practices and others to submit examples of best practice in reducing health inequalities. To inform a new framework to support integrated care systems (ICSs) in reducing health inequalities, the regulator for England is se

February 9th 2024

Geographical narcisissm. Urbansplaining

Geographical narcissism. Urbansplaining. These are terms for when people in cities tell people in rural areas what is good for them – and we need to stop doing that. Those were the words of BMA Scotland chair Dr Iain Kennedy speaking to the&nb

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February 6th 2024

12 rural areas to benefit from full fibre broadband

Six new contracts worth more than £450 million aim to bring full fibre broadband to businesses in 12 rural areas from early 2025. The beneficiaries are: Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Sussex, Kent, Bed

January 5th 2024

Remote rural Scotland enjoys the highest GP : patient ratios

Satisfaction with rural GP services highest in these areas GP to patient ratios are highest in remote rural areas of Scotland, contributing to higher and healthier life expectancy, a new report on rural Scotland concludes. Rural Scotland Data Dashb

December 18th 2023

GPs located in village halls cited in integration wishlist

Lords report touts solutions to better patient outcomes Four key obstacles—structures and organisation, contracts, data-sharing, and workforce - hinder the implementation of integration policies in the health service, according to a new House

December 5th 2023

West Devon residents travel the furthest to see their GP

ONS data reveals rural service access problems New research has revealed that patients in West Devon on average travel the furthest to see their GP, compared to other areas in England. The study by home care provider Guardian Carers analysed latest

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