Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Increase funding for NHS services in rural areas
Closed
762 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to increase funding for NHS services in rural communities, like Lincolnshire, where there are almost 800,000 residents, but only 2 A&Es, and poor transport links.
Many rural health providers struggle to provide local and timely healthcare.
It is more challenging to provide NHS services in rural communities. A number of factors contribute to unavoidable costs for providing health care in rural areas. They include:
- difficulties in staff recruitment and retention, and higher overall staff costs
- higher staff travel costs and unproductive staff time
- difficulties in realising economies of scale while adequately serving sparsely populated areas
Given these issues, the Government should increase funding for NHS services in rural areas.
It is more challenging to provide NHS services in rural communities. A number of factors contribute to unavoidable costs for providing health care in rural areas. They include:
- difficulties in staff recruitment and retention, and higher overall staff costs
- higher staff travel costs and unproductive staff time
- difficulties in realising economies of scale while adequately serving sparsely populated areas
Given these issues, the Government should increase funding for NHS services in rural areas.
Timeline
| 7 Feb 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
762
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
7 Feb 2023
Closed
7 Aug 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.