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Daily Digest: June 19, 2020

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Rural people often feel they are invisible to urban decision-makers. To try to address this issue the Government set up the Health and Disability System Review chaired by Helen (H1) Clark’s fixer Heather Simpson (H2).
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The inequities suffered by the rural sector have been long known and discussed – poorer health and lower life expectancy are the result of a number of factors including a shortage and high turnover of rural GPs, a high stress occupation and isolation.

Simpson’s review has now been released and the Rural General Practice Network likes a lot of what it has read in it. 

However, it points out it will all be for nought if actions fail to follow the fine words. If they do, perhaps then rural dwellers will be able to celebrate feeling less invisible.

 

Gerard Hutching 

 

NZ strongly placed for UK deal

New Zealand is in the box seat when it comes to a free-trade deal with Britain according to commentators who say the United Kingdom is under pressure to seal agreements before it leaves the European Union in December.

 

Rural health in review

People living in rural towns often have poorer health and lower life expectancy than those living in cities or surrounding rural areas, the Rural GP Network says. It wants the latest review to result in action to improve matters.

 

Barbecue, beer and banter

Special guests Greg Murphy, David Kirk and Te Radar arrived by helicopter to cheer up Hawke’s Bay farmers at this year’s drought shout, which gave attendees a chance to catch up with people going through the same experience.

 

Art for farmers’ sake

Taranaki artist Paul Rangiwahia has created a painting to raise funds for the Rural Support Trust’s work on farmers’ mental health. Prints of the painting are on sale for $300 each.

 

KiwiRail to feed rescue

KiwiRail has donated space on its Cook Strait freight trains to make possible South Island donations of surplus feed to drought-stricken Hawke’s Bay farmers. So far several thousand bales of hay and silage have been pledged.

 

 

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