The National Rural Conference 2025

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.
Click here to book!

Patients Association Seeks Views On Safeguarding In Health And Care

The Patients Association – a national charity that amplifies the patient voice and works to improve health and social care – is running two online focus groups to support the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in reviewing its safeguarding policy.

The focus groups, one for adults (Wednesday 27 August, 1–3pm) and one for under 18s (Thursday 18 September, 5:30–7:30pm), will gather experiences and insights that will feed into a summary report for the HCPC.

If you or your organisation works with patients who may be interested in taking part, please share this opportunity.

The expression of interest forms for adults can be found HERE.

The expression of interest form for under 18s can be found HERE.


Join us at the National Rural Conference on Thursday 18 September 2025 for our Rural Health and Care session — a chance to explore how services can better meet the needs of rural communities.