News
GP surgery under threat by pothole-ridden roads
A GP surgery near Bridgnorth is under threat because substitute doctors are refusing to travel along a road littered with potholes to get there This keep reading
rural communities
News
Change in vaccination process could see rural patients missing out
As reported by the BBC, a new way of giving out vaccinations in the Highlands runs the risk of seeing those in rural areas miss keep reading
Management
Fears of rural GPs acknowledged by Scottish health leaders
As reported by Press and Journal, a task force has openly recognised the concerns of country doctors Sir Lewis Ritchie, chair of the Remote and keep reading
Management
New recruitment scheme inspires hope for rural healthcare in Wales
A scheme intended to give medical students hands-on experience of working in rural healthcare environments hopes to improve the recruitment crisis in the area As keep reading
Management
Young GP reports on challenges facing Scotland’s rural surgeries
GP surgeries in rural Scotland are facing more challenges than most, as one young doctor has discovered on settling in the area A 30-year-old GP, keep reading
Health & Patient Care
People with dementia in rural communities increasingly isolated, says charity
Ahead of Dementia Action Week – May 21-27 May – the Alzheimer’s Society has launched a guide that calls for action to be taken to make keep reading