Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB is launching a 4-week period of public and stakeholder engagement around our long-term plans to commission NHS dental services in Norfolk and Waveney. From Wednesday 24 January to Wednesday 21 February, we are asking a...

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...

We know the single most important action for a pregnant people who smoke to improve her chances of a successful pregnancy is stopping smoking. Whilst many still see smoking as “lifestyle choice”, we must remember that cigarettes are designed to lead...

I’d like to begin this month’s blog by wishing a Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all managed to get some time off to rest, recuperate and energise for what’s to come in 2024. In my first blog of this year, I’d like to provide key updates on...

Project overview The Protect NoW team is working with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to contact 700 spinal surgery patients currently waiting for a first outpatient appointment. A new clinic has been set up in Norwich to see ensure t...

Background The aim for this project was to support those who required oculoplastic surgery. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital were able to offer patients choice on where to have their treatment in Norwich in June 2023.   ...

Background Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.  Two new eye care hospitals have opened in Norwich in late 2021 providing cataract operations.   These new hospitals were accepting new referrals from GPs and optometrists and tre...

Norfolk and Waveney residents are urged not to delay seeking help from the NHS if they feel unwell this winter, as the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors will undertake a total of nine days of joint industrial action...

We would like to start by extending our thanks to each and every one of you for working so hard to provide care and support to our communities during these last few challenging months and especially over this week of Industrial Action. Whether you h...

The National Institute of Health Care and Excellence (NICE) has announced final appraisal recommendations on hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes. This represents a huge advance in glucose management for...

Well, the festive period has crept up on us again in the midst of our planning and preparations for the winter period. But looking back over the past year, we have made some impressive strides across our health and care system, so I’d like to take t...

Primary care in Norfolk and Waveney scooped two prestigious national awards earlier this month at the annual General Practice Awards held in London on Friday 8th December. The Vulnerable Adult Service (VAS), which was previously run by OneNorwich...