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Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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RSN Membership
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rsn-membership
RSN Delivering for Rural Campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote
Health and Care Chapter of Delivering for Rural Campaign
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/manifesto-2023/rural-access-to-health-and-care-chapter.pdf
Lord Darzi’s Independent Investigation of the NHS
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f42ae630536cb92748271f/Lord-Darzi-Independent-Investigation-of-the-National-Health-Service-in-England-Updated-25-September.pdf
RSN article on Addressing Health and Social Care Challenges in Rural England
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/addressing-health-and-social-care-challenges-in-rural-england
Rural Mental Health by Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmenvfru/248/report.html
National Centre and Nuffield Trust work on the impact of rurality on the costs of delivering health care
https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/the-costs-of-delivering-health-care-in-rural-areas
Unavoidable Smallness due to Remoteness funding allocation
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/acra-2015-24b-identfy-remote-sites-upd.pdf
National Centre and Nuffield Trust rural health recovery from COVID-19
https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/covid-19-rural-health-services-final.pdf
National Centre and Rural England rural proofing for health toolkit (2020)
https://ruralengland.org/rural-proofing-for-health-toolkit/
Call for Evidence to inform workforce strand of new Rural Health Toolkit
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RMZLRN8
Parliamentary Inquiry into Rural Health and Care
https://roseregeneration.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Rural-Health-and-Care-APPG-Inquiry-Report.pdf
Micro care provider Rainbow Dreaming CIC
https://www.rainbowdreaming.co.uk/gallery
Dispensing Doctors’ Association Political Lobbying and Latest News
https://www.dispensingdoctor.org/about-the-dda/dda-political-lobby-documents/
Rural Services All Party Parliamentary Group and details of key work areas including health
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/inaugural-meeting-of-the-appg-for-rural-services-a-promising-start-for-rural-communities
Rural Health Inequalities Report
https://www.healthwatchnorthyorkshire.co.uk/report/2023-11-01/rurality-and-healthcare-barriers
Healthwatch North Yorkshire News and Reports
https://www.healthwatchnorthyorkshire.co.uk/news-and-reports
Community Transport Association
https://ctauk.org/
Streetwave provides real time analysis of mobile phone coverage at every address ensuring coverage is understood in rural areas
https://streetwave.co/
Learning from the Brazilian Family Health Strategy
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/conference/rural-conference-2024/rural-health-and-care-session/donna-chapman-and-matt-harris-presentations.pdf
Chief Medical Officer’s Report on Health in Coastal Communities
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2021-health-in-coastal-communities
Rural Services Network Fair Funding Campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rural-fair-funding
Statistical Digest of Rural England: a compendium of socio-economic statistics for Rural areas
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-digest-of-rural-england#a-to-z-index