Rural travel times to GP practice is more than double than in urban areas
Other rural data included in Statistical Digest includes broadband speed
People in rural areas require more than double the…
Rurality
Scotland plans for possible rural migration
Service sustainability raised in Scottish Parliament
A possible surge in the number of people living…
Councils add backing to market town leadership group
Group seeks to 'level-up' market towns
The National Association of Local Councils has teamed up…
DDA urges dispensing GPs to comment in GPDF consultation
Ensure rural voices are heard
The DDA is urging dispensing GPs to contribute to…
Minister acknowledges rurality as a determinant of GP capacity
Rurality places specific demands on GPs
Rurality has been cited as factor that determines the…
DDA members highlight rural GP woes in BBC’s Countryfile
Recruitment and retention in Wales, plus funding in England discussed
Rural funding and recruitment and retention difficulties in rural…
Video consultations touted as way forward for rural GPs
Think-piece proposes end to partner model of general practice
The “huge benefits” of video consultations in rural areas…
Do you have GP recruitment problems?
BBC Countryfile looks to highlight rural difficulties
BBC TV’s Countryfile is looking for a case study…
DDA takes dispensing funding pressures to national stage
Rural Services Network hears of effect on dispensing GPs of insufficient rural proofing
The DDA has highlighted pressures on dispensing income in…
MPs call for rural funding rethink after three-year inquiry
DDA highlights the role of dispensing GPs in rural areas
Current funding arrangements need to be urgently addressed to…