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Norfolk County Council successfully tests LoRaWAN care tech
Norfolk County Council is entering phase two of an assistive technologies project that will make use of the LoRaWAN networking protocol. The Norfolk Assistive Technology Application for Living Independently (NATALI) project has completed a proof ...
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Remote monitoring service to be expanded in Norfolk following success
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) is expanding a successful remote monitoring service to help increase life expectancy and improve quality of life for patients diagnosed with heart failure. Lead heart failure nurse at the ...
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Virtual Ward wins Healthcare Finance award
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's (NNUH) Virtual Ward and Finance teams recently won an award at the National Healthcare Finance Awards. The awards, run by the Healthcare Finance Management Association (HFMA), are to ...
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Norfolk and Waveney’s health and care system experiencing high demand for services
With health and care services in Norfolk and Waveney extremely busy caring for some very sick patients, people are being urged to use services wisely and to look after themselves. It is really important people do not delay seeking help from the N...
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As 2022 draws to a close…
It’s fair to say that during 2022, health and care services have seen significant demand and challenge. But as always, health and care staff across Norfolk and Waveney have risen to the challenge, persisted with issues grappling health and care s...
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Letter from Chief Nurses and Medical Directors across Norfolk and Waveney
Dear colleagues, As a system we are experiencing unprecedented pressures and we know that everyone is working under very difficult circumstances and at times, in ways that we would not normally ask of you. Thank you for demonstrating such care, c...
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Housing with care flats helping people leave hospital
10 Housing with Care flats across Norfolk are being used to support people who are medically fit but need care at home to leave hospital. People will temporarily move from a hospital bed to a flat in a Housing with Care scheme for up to fo...
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Christmas opening times for COVID-19 vaccinations
There is still time to get your COVID-19 Autumn booster which are available across Norfolk and Waveney. Over the festive period, slots are still available to keep you protected for your COIVD-19 Autumn Booster. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Date...
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Over 400K COVID-19 Booster have now been administered
NHS colleagues across Norfolk and Waveney have been working around the clock to support the autumn rollout of the COVID-19 Autumn booster vaccination programme. More than 400,000 autumn COVID-19 Autumn boosters have been administered to people ac...
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Norfolk and Waveney Five Year Joint Forward Plan (2023-2028)
Over the past few years health and care services have worked together with increasing collaboration in Norfolk and Waveney, as they have done across the country with the development of Integrated Care Systems. Information about Integrated Care Syste...
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Help us help you over the festive period
During Christmas and New Year the NHS in Norfolk and Waveney is urging people to think about their physical and mental health, while local services remain very busy. NHS leaders are asking people to ‘help us help you’ by encouraging preparation ...
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Medical Director blog: December 2022 – Dr Frankie Swords
Where has this year gone? As I am writing this, I can’t believe 2022 is nearly over. But one thing that we can all agree on, is how busy, challenging and demanding 2022 has been. It’s felt like winter for the health and care system all year, but ...
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New mental health training for the children’s workforce in Norfolk
Norfolk Children Services and Norfolk and Waveney ICB have been selected to work with Anna Freud Centre, The Charlie Waller Foundation and the National Children’s Bureau to coproduce, deliver and evaluate a mental health training programme for the c...
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Dr Ardyn Ross shares her top tips for looking after your mental health at Christmas
Whilst Christmas is an exciting and happy time for many of us it can also be a time of year that adds extra pressure and can affect our mental health in lots of different ways. The festive period can disrupt our routines and we often forget to lo...
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Strep A and Scarlet Fever
What is Strep A? Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common bacteria. Lots of us carry it in our throats and on our skin and it doesn’t always result in illness. However it does cause a number of infections, some mild and some more serious. The ...
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It’s not too late to get vaccinated before Christmas
NHS organisations across Norfolk and Waveney are reminding everyone who is eligible for their COVID-19 Autumn booster and their flu jab to come forward and get vaccinated. The NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme has vaccinated more than two thirds...
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Award-winning nurse wins top prize
Local Practice Nurse wins at prestigious award ceremony and is recognised for her efforts and the contributions that she has made to her GP practice and patients. Lucy Sadler, Nurse Manager at Market Surgery, Aylsham has won Nurse of the Year fro...
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Lung health checks launched in drive to save more lives
Past and current smokers in Great Yarmouth are being invited to a NHS lung health check in a drive to improve earlier diagnosis of lung cancer and save more lives. With one of the highest mortality rates for lung cancer in England, Great Yarmouth...
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Overweight women most likely to suffer long Covid
Overweight women are more likely to experience symptoms of long Covid according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The new study, published today, is one of the largest studies on long Covid in the UK. It shows that having a high...
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