Project 2: Rural inequalities
Ensuring equitable access to services for all.
Why is this important?
Oxfordshire is a rural county, with the highest proportion of rural population in the southeast region.
Our rural areas are generally affluent but face unique challenges and hide pockets of deprivation.
So far, much work has focused on inequalities in big cities or towns, including the development of community profiles for the ten most deprived wards in Oxfordshire.
We now want to better understand the nature of rural inequalities, which areas are affected and what that looks like, so we can collectively take steps to address them.
What has been achieved so far?
Information, insights, experience, stories, and reports of previous work on access to healthcare, housing, and other services have been gathered from across the network.
These are being used to build a picture of inequalities that might be experienced in rural areas.
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