Taking the service to the service user could improve access to mental healthcare in rural areas

Helen Oatham says roving clinics can help provide care in remote places

In May, RCN congress voted for council to lobby governments across the UK for better rural healthcare provision (Jones-Berry 2019a).

While relevant issues around access, response times, loneliness and technology were raised, debate was largely in the context of physical health and did not fully address the relationship between physical and mental health and drivers for parity of esteem.

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