Shaping rural well-being for the next 125 years: 10/11/17

125 years ago, rural community nursing was born in Buckingham. A conference​ on 10 November​ (see below) has been organised by the Town Council (with sponsorship from NHS England) to look back and look forwards to next the 125 years. This conference will address the core question:

What​ ​now​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​done​ ​to​ ​commission,​ ​harness​ ​and​ ​shape​ all​ ​the resources​ ​and​ ​assets​ ​in​ ​local​ ​rural​ ​communities​ ​so​ ​that​ all​ ​can​ ​enjoy​ ​good health​ ​and​ ​well-being​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​full​ ​length​ ​of​ ​their​ ​lives?

The conference will be addressed by:

• Professor​ ​Viv​ ​Bennett​ ​CBE​ (Chief Nurse, Public Health England)
• Dr​ ​Jane​ ​O’Grady​ (Director of Public Health, Buckinghamshire)
• Lou​ ​Patten​ (Chief Officer of Aylesbury Vale & Chiltern CCG’s, Buckinghamshire)

If you would like to attend, please contact Sam Hoareau on lacehillcentre@buckingham-tc.gov.uk | 01280 812872 | £30 to cover costs and hot lunch with student/old person discounts

This is an event open to all health professionals, professionals from other allied agencies with a role in rural well-being and members of the public keen to get involved in the conversation about the future shape of services in rural areas designed to promote and sustain well being for all.

Health Festival: The Town Council have organised a series of events designed to celebrate this over the course of a whole week (6 to 11 November 2017) including a Health Fair for members of the public on Saturday 11 November. See details of the full week's long Health Festival being organised by the Town Council: http://www.buckingham-tc.gov.uk/buckingham-festival-of-health-2017/

1962 article from the Nursing Mirror giving details of the original conference in Buckingham 125 years ago.