Attracting consultants and GPs to rural and coastal communities

Bird draws attention to health issues in isolated coastal towns around Britain, referencing the chief medical officer’s recent Health in Coastal Communities report.1 Coastal communities are usually isolated from main rail routes, motorways, and airports so miss out on major investment and employment opportunities.

West Cumbrian coastal towns, for example, are one hour from the M6 and over 2.5 hours from regional airports and tertiary referral centres in Newcastle and Manchester. …