Our Work : healthcare
This summary introduces our 'NHS Review - a rural perspective' dossier, our contribution to the Next Stage NHS Review.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
This factsheet describes Ferry-Health (Confidential Student Centre) was established to provide a confidential, generic health centre for 11-18 year olds.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
highlights the complexities of distance decay which can lead to late detection of ill health and poorer health outcomes for rural patients.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
This factsheet deals with the many challenges for health care practitioners and policy makers working in peripheral rural areas. These problems require innovative solutions where teamwork, flexibility and multi-professional collaboration are all essential.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
This factsheet describes how Ely Minor Treatment Centre aims to provide a seven-day-a-week urgent minor treatment service for the residents of Ely and surrounding areas.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
This factsheet highlights the trend towards an ageing rural population that is particularly vulnerable to isolation and loneliness, and for whom it can be costly to deliver vital services.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
This factsheet describes how the Leicestershire & Rutland Health & Social Care VCS team is ensuring that local community and voluntary groups are effective partners in the planning, commissioning and delivery of health and social care services.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
This Rural Advocate visit to the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire focused on listening to the views and experiences of residents, patients, family, staff, voluntary groups and organisations regarding the provision and delivery of healthcare in rural areas. This paper is a summary of the discussions that took place on the visit.
from : Publications 6th May 2008
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the government's Rural Advocate, is visiting Cambridgeshire to find out more about healthcare provision in rural areas.
from : News 9th December 2007
Press release to accompany the visit by Stuart Burgess, our chair and the government's Rural Advocate, to Cambridgeshire, 10 & 11 December.
from : Publications 9th December 2007