PEOPLE living in rural areas may not be able to access the healthcare that they need, according to a new report.

The British Medical Association the professional association for doctors has produced a report that says that despite the image of the "rural idyll", there were people living in pockets of deprivation alongside others living in relative affluence.

Remoteness, a lack of public transport, and the centralisation of services could all put people in rural areas at a disadvantage, according to the report called Healthcare in a Rural Setting.

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