Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System

Firstly, I would encourage you all to read the Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2023: health in an ageing society by Chris Whitty. This is really useful in drawing attention to the issues facing the NHS across the whole country and particularly...

Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System are promoting the upcoming World Diabetes Day which takes place on 14 November 2023. 1 in 10 adults worldwide have diabetes. Over 90% have type 2 diabetes. Close to half are not yet diagnosed. Diabete...

Supported by local health and care organisations in Norfolk and Waveney the latest Warm and Well Campaign is being launched to help us all stay as well as possible during the cold months ahead. The campaign encourages Norfolk and Waveney resident...

Two new comprehensive resource guides, designed and published by the Norfolk and Waveney Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services, are being made available to local families, health and care professionals and schools. These resources cater to chi...

Hundreds of thousands of pounds are spent every year on prescriptions for medicines and preparations that aren’t clinically effective or cost effective. NHS Norfolk and Waveney is updating its prescribing policies to reduce the amount of money sp...

Background In Norfolk and Waveney, we have an NHS Talking Therapies service (previously known as IAPT), which is called Wellbeing locally. This service supports people experiencing depression and anxiety-based disorders.   The curren...

Record numbers receive both vaccines together amid rise in Covid cases   The lifesaving NHS winter vaccination programme has delivered more than 1 million Covid and 1.37 million flu vaccines to people most at risk across the East of England ...

The NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) has been working closely with the Board and executive management team at OneNorwich Practices Limited (OneNorwich Practices) in recent months to support the organisation while it undertook an i...

People needing help when they leave hospital are set to benefit from a new community service, to help them recover at home. The Norfolk and Waveney Community Support Service (NWCSS), will be led by Voluntary Norfolk, the British Red Cross and Age...

Flu season is just around the corner, and now is the time to get protected. If you are a parent of eligible pre-schoolers, make sure that you book your child in with their GP practice for the nasal spray that protects against flu. The flu va...

We have endured another round of Industrial Action this month and yet again, we have seen many staff working differently, doing things they would not normally do and stepping into different environments and departments. This has been an incredibly c...

Age UK Norwich and experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA) have teamed up to tackle dehydration in later life, producing new resources aimed at older people and professionals.  1 in 4 older people are dehydrated[i],many without realisi...