CAB health costs report published

CAB Cornwall has published its latest report “The Hidden Costs of Free Healthcare”.

The organisation has been working over the last year on three studies focused on rural issues.  The first of these “Remote Access” aroused considerable comment.  This second report looks more closely at the specific problems concerning access to hospital and the impact transport and parking can have.

The report can be downloaded from the link below.

 

Precept capping consultation

A major six week consultation has been launched into proposed reforms to the council tax system, including the possibility of imposing a cap on town and parish council precepts. The document below sets out the propsals in more detail.

'Remote Access' report published

Cornwall Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has this week published “Remote Access”, a report which raises awareness of issues affecting rural Cornwall.

Graham Tierney, Chief Executive of CAB Cornwall explains: “All too often people living in urban locations assume that those in rural areas have the same easy access to services as they themselves do.  When problems are identified, it is simple to presume that people live in the countryside by choice and so must accept the consequences of that decision. In fact many rural dwellers live where they do because this is where they can find accommodation suiting their limited budgets.  Such people depend on public transport which is all too often infrequent, unreliable, relatively expensive or non-existent.  This report identifies issues and highlights some of the problems positioning and presenting them in a format understandable to urban eyes.”

The full report is available below.

 

Good Employer's Guide

Copies of the NTS guide “Being a good employer – a guide for parish and town councillors” have been mailed to all CALC members. The guide is also available to download here: