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…
Rurality
Online service use expected to continue post COVID
Online services and home deliveries have found a place in rural communities
Rural people are expected to continue to make more…
Rural areas benefit from home-working trends
Rural age average is 5.7 years higher than in urban areas
Rural hamlets and dispersed areas have seen the highest…
Scotland highlights need for pay and training for rural GPs
Dispensing GPs recognised as vital rural healthcare service
The Scottish Parliament has discussed progress on a petition…
Government pledges 2024 start for rural Gigabit programme
£5 billion investment
An estimated 567,000 hard-to-reach premises across Cheshire, Devon, Dorset,…
Unforeseen benefits applications by pharmacy continue to dog controlled areas
Pharmacy network shrinks to 2015 levels
Analysis of the pharmacy network during 2020-21 reveal that…
Read your PNA consultation document, DDA conference told
Accurate controlled locality maps are vital to the GP dispensing service
Do find the time to read your PNA consultation…
Draft PNA guidance published ahead of 2022 update
Ensure LMCs understand rurality
Dispensing practices in England are urged to speak to…
DDA advisor warns against rural GP funding crisis
Funding needs to recognise the costs of rural service delivery
DDA advisor Baroness Anne McIntosh of Pickering has warned…
Call made for a Rural Health Commissioner for Scotland
Would build on progress made with rural and remote health
An agency-type organisation dedicated to rural health matters with…