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Norfolk and Waveney Digital Social Care Team Shortlisted for Prestigious HSJ Award
The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) Digital Health and Social Care Team has been selected as one of nine finalists for the Virtual or Remote Care Initiative of the Year at the highly esteemed HSJ Patient Safety Awards. This national ...
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Residents in Norfolk and Waveney urged to use health and care services wisely ahead of planned industrial action
Residents in Norfolk and Waveney are being urged to think NHS 111 first and to only attend an Emergency Department if it’s absolutely necessary to ensure that care is available to patients who need it most during planned industrial action by doctors...
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Health and care priorities set to drive transformation of the future
Today, the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) has published its first ever joint forward plan. After engaging with thousands of residents and staff to create future priorities, this vital plan will shape the future of health and care s...
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Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Strategy – Key highlights and progress made over the last 12 months
Clinical objectiveSub-objective Progress to dateOutcomes we have achievedSee me as a whole person Personalised care – giving people control over the way their care is planned and delivered, based on what matters to them, their individual...
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Executive Medical Director Blog: July 2023 – Dr Frankie Swords
This month marks the first anniversary of the ICB and this year marks the 75th anniversary of the NHS! So, I want to reflect on the progress we have made together so far with the system wide Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Strategy. Before our ICS l...
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Executive Director of Nursing Blog: June 2023 – Tricia D’Orsi
Dear colleagues, This month I begin my blog addressing some of the improvements recently identified in our system for which my team and the ICB will be supporting the trusts involved through implementing recommendations and action plans. Last ...
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Norfolk and Waveney Five Year Joint Forward Plan
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...
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We need your help to shape health and care services in the community
We want to hear from you, our residents and staff who make up our communities across Norfolk and Waveney. Hundreds of people helpfully shared their views earlier this year about what they think we should focus on, to improve health and care servi...
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£86m investment in three new diagnostic centres to be built at region’s hospitals
People across Norfolk and Waveney will be able to have imaging faster and earlier diagnoses thanks to three new diagnostic centres set to be built in the region over the next two years. A project to create new outpatient imaging buildings ...
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Independent review published on mortality reporting and recording at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
An independent review which examined the reporting of patient deaths at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), has today been published. The review – Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust’s Mortality Recording and Reporting – was und...
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Health and care leaders thank staff for their hard work and commitment as the Norfolk and Waveney health and care system celebrates first birthday
As the Norfolk and Waveney health and care system prepares to celebrate its first birthday health leaders are taking the opportunity to thank staff for their ongoing hard work and commitment. Since last July each part of the country has had what ...
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Response to a letter from Healthwatch Norfolk about the national Right Care, Right Person model
NHS Norfolk and Waveney received a letter from Healthwatch Norfolk, asking how NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB and the wider health and care system is planning to respond to the recently announced right care, right person model. Our response, with su...