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EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "We can save lives and ensure that no farmer feels they have to struggle alone"

Winchester MP Danny Chambers writes on rural isolation, why farmers struggle to access healthcare support, and how the Government could roll out a farm gate mental health programme to help farmers receive vital well-being services

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Danny Chambers, Liberal Democrats spokesperson for mental health, said: "One of the biggest barriers farmers face is that traditional healthcare systems are simply not designed around farming life. When you are running a farm, you cannot sit on a waiting list for months or rearrange everything for a mid-week appointment. Support has to fit around the realities of food production."
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Danny Chambers, Liberal Democrats spokesperson for mental health, said: "One of the biggest barriers farmers face is that traditional healthcare systems are simply not designed around farming life. When you are running a farm, you cannot sit on a waiting list for months or rearrange everything for a mid-week appointment. Support has to fit around the realities of food production."

Farming can be one of the most rewarding jobs in the world, but also one of the toughest. Long hours, financial pressures, volatile markets, animal disease outbreaks and the sheer isolation of working...

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