A WORLD-FIRST educational initiative will help to ensure the stability of life in some of Scotland’s remote and rural communities, it’s been claimed. A webinar for this joint initiative by […]
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Any ‘Joy’ with GP support team?
An in-depth analysis of the ‘Rediscover the Joy of Holistic General Practice’ initiative concluded that it was a success and met all its original objectives. But missing from the 332-page […]
SRMC Programme Manager is moving on
Martine Scott, who has been programme manager of the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative since its inception, is moving on. But it will be business as usual – or as usual […]
SRMC board member earns PhD in remote an...
RESEARCH by a member of the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative’s programme board has shed new light on the use of technology enhanced learning (TEL) for remote and rural healthcare staff. […]
New mental health service launched
A NEW mental health service specifically for health and social care professionals has been launched. And a member of the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative’s programme board has been instrumental in […]
Survey to help set research priorities
A major online survey has been launched to help determine primary care research priorities after the coronavirus pandemic. The survey is the first comprehensive, patient-centred and generalist health professional project of […]
SRMC set to get new SRO
The Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative is to get a new senior responsible officer. Ralph Roberts, chief executive of NHS Borders, has served as the SRMC’s chair since the collaborative began […]
New GP for ‘Jewel of the Hebrides’ appoi
The search for a new doctor to take over the GP practice on the island of Colonsay is over. Dr Simon Willetts has been appointed to succeed the husband and […]
SRMC’s website gets new look and new co
The ‘shop window’ of the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative – its website – has been given an overhaul. The new-look site has been redesigned and updated both to reflect the breadth of work now undertaken by […]
Scottish Rural Action – an excellent res
The organisation Scottish Rural Action, which seeks to improve the lives of people in rural communities, has issued its latest newsletter – and there’s a heavy focus in it on […]