Hello and welcome to my December blog. As we approach the end of the year, I want to begin by acknowledging the significant organisational change we are navigating across both NHS Norfolk and Waveney and NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICBs. The...

People in Norfolk and Waveney are being encouraged to order their repeat prescription medications now and think ‘Pharmacy First’ this festive period if they need health help or advice. Pharmacists can offer advice on a range of illnesses, such as...

The NHS is facing a challenging winter ahead according to an East of England health leader, with flu cases on the rise and planned strikes by resident doctors coming at a time of year when demand on NHS services is already typically high. Latest ...

Purpose: To help people in Norfolk and Waveney understand Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and take steps to manage it. FH is an inherited condition that causes very high cholesterol levels. Around 4,400 people in our area may have...

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board’s (ICB) medical director says winter pressures have already arrived and that seasonal illnesses like flu, COVID-19 and norovirus are rising, meaning NHS services are likely to be very busy in the coming ...

Welcome to my November blog in which this month, I’d like to focus on research and innovation. With so much pressure on our NHS and social care, it is absolutely essential that we keep innovating and evolving. And when we try new things, we must pla...

To mark World AIDS Day, NHS and local authority public health teams across Norfolk, Suffolk and north east Essex are urging people to talk openly about HIV, get tested early, and help challenge remaining stigma. This year’s global theme — “Overco...