Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, will be visiting Cornwall to report back on our dossier of evidence 'Our NHS, our future: a rural response'. Cornwall was one of the areas where we held a consultation event.

from : Events  17th June 2008

We've put together a dossier of evidence in response to the NHS Next Stage Review, to provide the NHS, central government and regional & local service providers with a greater understanding and delivery of better healthcare services in rural areas.

from : News  22nd June 2008

We've prepared a dossier of evidence in response to the NHS Next Stage Review, to help ensure rural needs and circumstances are fully considered in the review process.

from : News  28th May 2008

We've been investigating whether the benefits from increased expenditure and investment in the NHS have reached people in rural England in an equitable way, in proportion to their needs and expectations...

from : Projects  28th September 2006

Jean Scott, Senior Policy Advisor in our Rural Services: team, has been interviewed for an article in the latest NFU Countryside magazine. The article reflects on the 60th anniversary of the NHS and the Darzi review and the challenges facing healthcare for rural communities.

from : Publications  9th July 2008

This document forms part of our dossier of evidence to Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review

from : Publications  27th July 2009

This short film follows the Rural Advocate, Stuart Burgess, as he investigates healhcare provision in rural areas. The film is part of our dossier of evidence in response to the NHS Next Stage Review.

from : Publications  20th June 2008

This document forms part of our dossier of evidence to Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review

from : Publications  27th July 2009

This paper is based on the work and experience of the Director of Public Health in Cambridgeshire – a Primary Care Trust which includes one urban district, three Districts classed as rural accessible, and one area (Fenland), classed as rural inaccessible.

from : Publications  28th May 2008

The overall objective of this project was to gain insight into the views on health services of people in rural communities. This included identifying any barriers to accessing and using services and any issues impacting on the provision of services, as well as any local initiatives that help service users and providers to overcome these barriers.

from : Publications  28th May 2008