Welcome to the Institute of Rural Health's "Database of Good Practice in Rural Health and Wellbeing". This project has been funded and supported by Defra (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Our aim is to provide an easily searchable website for those organisations looking to improve service delivery and access to care for people living in rural communities. The database disseminates examples of good practice on a national basis and can be used to encourage networking and development of links between different organisations involved in healthcare both from the statutory and the voluntary sector. We will be constantly looking for submissions of good practice. Please use the links provided to download the criteria for submission and field layout which sets out the information that we require. We would also like to receive any digital photographs of your area if you have any.

About Us

The Institute of Rural Health was set up in 1996, as an academic centre of excellence. We are committed to delivering postgraduate education to health professionals living and working in rural areas and we work in partnership with other organisations to optimise the health and well being of rural people and their communities. We also carry out research into rural health issues on behalf of a range of agencies. To find out more about us please use the link to our website: www.rural-health.ac.uk The Institute also runs the Rural Health Forum which is a network of individuals and organisations with an interest in rural health issues. The forum includes representation from several government departments. The aim of the forum is to raise awareness about rural health issues at policy level and is the health sub-group of the Rural Affairs Forum for England. To find out more about the forum or to join the rural health forum exchange follow the link to: www.ruralhealthforum.org.uk or use the links page.

We are always looking for examples of good practice from all over the U.K. Please click the the criteria for submission and the field layout to download, which sets out the information that we require. We would also like to receive photographs of your rural areas.

The Department of Health and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have provided funding for the Rural Proofing for Health project to help those developing and delivering policy in the health world, particularly in the NHS, tailor their work so it meets rural needs more effectively.

Disclaimer

Although every attempt will be made to assure the quality of the information provided by regularly updating the site we are not responsible for the accuracy of the information provided to us by the organisations included in the database.

© Institute of Rural Health 2005