The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Casebook
Casebook is a monthtly service for members of the Rural Health and Care Alliance. It summarises 5 current news stories, along with other relevant content.
20.01.2021
January 2021 Edition In Casebook this month - Covid as we enter the end game, mental health and discrimination. Then some great news about our 2020 achievements, funding opportunities are more. NEWS COMMENTARY ...
20.01.2021
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: UKRI UK Research and Innovation have a number of current funding calls, including: Innovate UK Smart Grants Funding is available...
15.12.2020
December 2020 Edition In Casebook this month some great exposure for our campaigning on rural health inequalities. Vaccine, Brexit, AI, test and trace…. Then some great news about the launch of our Rural Proofing Toolkit and the evolution...
15.12.2020
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: Thriving Communities Fund Provided by the National Academy for Social, the Arts Council, NHS England, Sport England, Natural England, the Office for Civil Society,...
24.11.2020
November 2020 Edition In Casebook this month: a bevy of stories about the coronavirus and its multifaceted impact on many aspects (if not all aspects!) of our lives. I also reveal some really interesting happenings in connection with...
24.11.2020
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: Gamesys Foundation The main focus of the Gamesys Foundation is to “preserve and protect the wellbeing of individuals suffering from mental health issues”. They...
21.10.2020
October 2020 Edition Welcome to your October edition of Casebook, a dedicated, monthly e-newsletter for Rural Health Care Alliance members. The long dark tunnel of the pandemic continues with stories about: punitive fines applied to hospitals; mental health...
21.10.2020
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: Consortium for Stronger LGBT+ Communities https://www.consortium.lgbt/NETFund/ Thanks to the National Emergencies Trust, a total funding pot of £350,000 is available to LGBT+...
22.09.2020
September 2020 Editio n Welcome to your September edition of Casebook, a dedicated, monthly e-newsletter for Rural Health Care Alliance members. This month, as the second wave begins to bite there is no real escape from Coronavirus stories!...
22.09.2020
September Edition of Casebook - Health Funding Opportunities from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: This month’s featured funding opportunities are: ISCF Healthy Ageing Challenge Social, Behavioural & Design Research Programme https://www.ukri.org/funding/funding-opportunities/iscf-healthy-ageing-challenge-social-behavioural-design-research-programme-outline-stage/ UK Research and Innovation (UKRI),...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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