20 January 2019

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.