Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System

NHS England has confirmed that NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) is no longer in NHS oversight framework (NOF) segment 4 and has been removed from the Recovery Support Programme (RSP), formerly known as “special measures”. NHS N...

This project will involve Norfolk County Council contacting people who are currently receiving social care services, or those who have done so in the past, that have an increased risk of falling in the next 9 months. This will be based on a data mo...

A pilot project has been started in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, reaching out to patients diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes via an SMS text message. They are given the offer of a digital pathway where they can self-manage their condition and reduce the ...

PIDMAS is a system that can offer patients who are waiting for treatment, the choice of an alternative provider for quicker treatment where capacity is available. The aim is to reduce waiting lists in local hospitals and to clarify any specific requ...

In an effort to reduce hospital admissions due to respiratory problems, patients with respiratory conditions who are at risk of living in fuel poverty, will be targeted for financial help in order to heat their home. The ICB will provide data abo...

Lord Markham, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, visited the Thetford Healthy Living Centre on Friday 23 February to tour the facility which has benefited from a £2.8m NHS capital investment to refu...

I’m sure many of you will have heard the King’s recent announcement that he has been diagnosed with cancer. As a result, the NHS has seen a huge rise in people seeking information about the condition and latest figures reveal that, in the 24 hours f...

Norfolk and Waveney residents are reminded on how to seek help from the NHS if they feel unwell this February, as the British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have announced that junior doctors wi...

It would be remiss of me not to start my blog today without recognising the recent news of another round of Junior Doctor industrial action, from 24 to 28 February. This comes on top of a couple of incredibly challenging weeks for our emergency serv...

For the latest information about our POD service, please click here Health leaders in Norfolk and Waveney have today revealed plans to develop a new service to support the most vulnerable and digitally excluded patients across our health an...

Local school students and university students across Norfolk and Waveney are encouraged to attend a special event during Healthcare Science Week, to find out about careers in healthcare science this March. The event will showcase a wide selection...

NHS England launched the Pharmacy First service on 31 January. Under this service, community pharmacies across England will be able to provide a wider range of clinical treatments to the public. The introduction of this service is designed to hel...