Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System

The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) is a term for a number of organisations who are working together to meet the needs of the local population within Norfolk and Waveney. These organisations include NHS Trusts, GP Practices, Volunta...

Welcome to my first blog of 2026. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on a winter period that has already been exceptionally busy across our system. We continue to operate under sustained pressure, with demand remaining high, particularly due to se...

Use of the NHS App across Norfolk and Waveney continues to rise sharply, with new figures showing more people are logging in, ordering prescriptions and managing their healthcare digitally. Between April and December 2025, NHS App log-ins increas...

More than 545,000 COVID-19 and flu vaccinations have now been delivered across Norfolk and Waveney, new NHS figures show — helping thousands of people stay well and protected through the winter months. Since the start of the autumn vaccination ca...

People across Norfolk and Waveney who need urgent dental care are being encouraged to come forward, as extra NHS dental appointments are available now. The additional appointments are for people who do not have a regular dentist and need urgent o...

As we step into 2026, I want to begin by wishing everyone a very happy new year — and by saying a heartfelt thank you. Over the festive period, so many of our health and care colleagues, volunteers and partners worked tirelessly to keep services run...

As we reach the end of another year, I want to start by saying a heartfelt thank you to colleagues across Norfolk, Suffolk and north east Essex. 2025 has been an exceptionally busy and challenging year for the NHS, and the weeks leading up to Christ...

Purpose: The ICB’s Population Health Management (PHM) team is supporting Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Community Voices project to increase uptake of the NHS Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) programme among marginalised and disengaged communities in G...

NHS help, care and support will remain available across Norfolk and Waveney during the period of industrial action by resident doctors from 7.00 a.m. on Wednesday December 17 to 7.00 a.m. on Monday December 22. This latest round of disruption com...

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...