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Executive Medical Director Blog: October 2024 – Dr Frankie Swords
Welcome to October’s blog. This month, I wanted to dive into the data and share updates on our performance in three key areas: primary care, elective care, and urgent and emergency care. Primary care General practice has significantly increase...
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New scheme helps patients get the healthcare they need from the comfort of their own home
A new NHS initiative in Norfolk and Waveney, where patients receive urgent care in their own home, is helping 90% of people referred to it, avoid going to hospital unnecessarily. The Single Point of Access scheme allows East of England Ambulance ...
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Funding to support local voluntary organisations in combatting decline of volunteers
A collaborative project led by Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Voluntary Norfolk has received a £540,000 grant to support volunteering, recognising the important role volunteering plays across health and care in Norfolk and Waven...
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More than 2 million seasonal jabs delivered in East of England as NHS ramps up protection ahead of winter
NHS staff in the East of England have already delivered more than 2 million seasonal vaccinations (2,028,665) as the NHS ramps up its efforts to avoid a ‘tripledemic’ of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this winter. ...
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Further Opportunity to Share Views on the Future of Toftwood Medical Centre
A public meeting has been arranged to offer people another opportunity to share their views on the future of Toftwood Medical Centre. NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) is gathering and listening to views from local people during...
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Change NHS: a health service fit for the future
NHS, Local Authority and Third sector staff are working harder than ever to get services back on track, to get waiting lists down and consistently deliver the best care. We know change is needed. But we also know that many of the solutions we nee...
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East Suffolk – Warm Homes – Proactive Approach to support home energy efficiency between Health and Local Authorities – East Suffolk Borough Council
Purpose: In this project, East Suffolk Council and the ICB are working together to support eligible individuals to access grants for home energy efficiency improvements. Objective: The aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of Waveney residen...
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West Norfolk – Warm Homes – Proactive Approach to support home energy efficiency between Health and Local Authorities –West Norfolk Borough Council
Purpose: In this project, West Norfolk Council and the ICB are working together to support eligible individuals to access grants for home energy efficiency improvements. Objective: The aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of Waveney residen...
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New Chair Appointed to Norfolk and Waveney VCSE Health and Social Care Assembly
Tim Gardiner has been named the new Chair of the Norfolk and Waveney VCSE (Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise) Health and Social Care Assembly. He takes over from Emma Ratzer, who has led the Assembly with great dedication, ensuring the VCS...
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Have your say on the future of Toftwood Medical Centre
NHS Norfolk and Waveney has launched a public consultation to gain people’s views on a proposal about the future of Toftwood Medical Centre. The consultation will run from today, Thursday 10 October, to Thursday 21 November 2024, with patie...
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Toftwood Medical Centre Consultation
We have launched a public consultation to gain people’s views on a proposal about the future of Toftwood Medical Centre. The consultation is taking place as the current contract with Toftwood Medical Centre for providing general practice services...
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Lowestoft residents encouraged to ‘make those moments last’ by getting their blood pressure checked
A new campaign is calling on Lowestoft people to get their blood pressure checked so they can carry on enjoying those precious moments with friends and family for as long as possible. An estimated 1 in 4 adults in the UK have high blood pressure,...
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Hop on the WOW bus
Don’t miss your chance to hop on board the WOW Bus! Over the coming weeks, the WOW bus will be traveling for miles across Norfolk and Waveney to support those who need extra help with their health and care. Services that are currently offered on ...
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Feedback about use pharmaceutical services in Norfolk
What are pharmaceutical services? In Norfolk, pharmaceutical services are provided from community pharmacies, also referred to as chemist, and includes those you may see in the local supermarket, internet pharmacies, and providers of specialist ...
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Speech and Language Therapy careers highlighted at events
Would you like a career in healthcare transforming people’s lives? Come along to the Speech and Language Therapy careers events in October to find out more. Speech and Language Therapists have a wide variety of career choices and options to sp...
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Black History Month
In October, we celebrate Black History Month: From the nurses who came from the Caribbean to help set up the NHS, to their descendants, the scientists, mathematicians, allied health professionals and leaders whose action and ideas help sha...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is an annual campaign raising awareness around screening, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer. And every October, people all over the world show their support for those affected. Breast screen...
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Stop smoking for Stoptober and you’re five times more likely to quit for good
Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who havemade a quit attempt with the campaign previously. Over 5 million adults in England still smoke. Smoking causes 64,000 deaths a year,making it the biggest caus...
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