Opportunity: Rural & Coastal Hospital Services

RSN members may wish to be aware of a new series of free-to-attend webinars being organised externally by the NHS - South West Region, the National Centre for Rural Health and Care, and PPL.

The webinars are not organised by RSN but may be of interest to members with a focus on rural, remote or coastal health services, particularly those working in provider settings.

The series will explore how small hospitals are responding to the challenges of delivering safe and effective services, with an emphasis on clinical models, service configuration and workforce issues. Transport and patient transfers are also expected to feature, particularly in the first two sessions.

Three sessions are planned:

• Webinar 1 – Sustainable Emergency Services
  22 April 2026, 9.30–11.30
  Focusing on acute medicine, emergency department models, workforce, clinical adjacencies, ICU/HDU support, and transport.
• Webinar 2 – Smaller Rural/Coastal Hospitals And Neighbourhood Health
  Exploring the role of small hospitals within neighbourhood health and hub-based models.
• Webinar 3 – Workforce And Technology: Small Hospitals As A Test Bed For Innovation
  Shaped by learning from the earlier sessions, with a forward-looking focus on future solutions.

The first webinar is scheduled for 22 April 2026, 9.30-11.30.  Please register by visiting: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rural-and-coastal-hospitals-sustainable-emergency-services-tickets-1982673341336?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you or colleagues would be interested in contributing good practice examples or local experience that would be useful to share please email:  [email protected]