CMO Annual report - recommendations for coastal communities

Chief Medical Officer Annual Report 2021
DHSC 21 July 2021

• The Report highlights the substantially higher burden of physical and mental health conditions in coastal communities. The health challenges of coastal towns are serious and today’s report shows there is more in common between them than their nearest inland neighbours. Key recommendations include proposals for a cross-government strategy, greater coastal deployment of healthcare staff and improved data collection

Evidence base for models of rural primary care

What is the published evidence base for models of rural primary care (or components of models), nationally or internationally?
Healthcare Improvement Scotland May 2019

• A review the literature on models of rural primary care which could be applied in areas of Scotland. In particular multi-disciplinary team working in rural primary care.

Rural health care: a rapid review of the impact of rurality on the costs of delivering health care

Rural health care: a rapid review of the impact of rurality on the costs of delivering health care
Nuffield Trust 20 January 2019

• It is generally acknowledged that small, rural NHS health care providers face higher costs than larger, urban areas. For a number of years, the NHS has adjusted financial allocations to account for these unavoidable variations in costs in different parts of the country.
• This review for the National Centre for Rural Health and Care suggests these adjustments may not be compensating enough to prevent some rural trusts facing increased difficulties.

CCGs across England

A map of clinical commissioning groups is available on the Binleys online website.