Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System

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...

An innovative scheme launched by Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across Norfolk and Waveney has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award, as part of the General Practice awards 2023. A team of skilled mental health nurses, working in genera...

Do you want to lead a working group to support the implementation of the ICS Research and Innovation Strategy? We are seeking four people to lead working groups between 1st December-31st March 2024 in each of the following areas: Focused on o...

I’ve taken a short break with my monthly blog so it’s good to get started again. I fractured my shoulder and then unfortunately had a close unexpected family bereavement. I’ve been using services myself over recent months in ways I wasn’t expecti...

This weekend health colleagues across Norfolk and Waveney are urging those who are eligible to come forward for their COVID-19 vaccination. Extra slots have been made available this weekend (14 and 15 October) for COVID-19 vaccinations. Many slot...