• Don’t let flu ruin your winter – get vaccinated!

    NHS organisations across Norfolk and Waveney are calling all parents and carers of preschool children to get them vaccinated against flu. Children who are aged 2 and 3 years old (age on 31 August before fu vaccinations start in the autumn) will b...

  • 500 tonnes of carbon cut by NHS with greener inhalers

    People in Norfolk and Waveney who have swapped to more environmentally-friendly inhalers have collectively reduced their carbon footprint by 500 tonnes in five months, the equivalent of 8,650 people flying from London to Paris.   With COP27 ...

  • Health and care leaders hop onto the WOW bus

    Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) colleagues hopped onto a new Wellbeing on Wheels (WOW) bus. The bus gave colleagues the opportunity to go on board and meet the teams who deliver a range of health and wellbeing services such as va...

  • Preventing antimicrobial resistance together

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) is launching a new campaign raising awareness of what antimicrobial resistance is and how much of an issue it is in modern medicine. This comes during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18 – 24 November). ...

  • All welcome to the launch of the Carers Identity Passport

    Do you care for a family member or friend? Or are you a health or care professional that works with people that do? If you are, Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney are inviting you to the online launch of the Carers Identity Passport on&nb...

  • Medical Director blog: November 2022 – Dr Frankie Swords

    Winter is here. Well, OK so the weather is bizarrely warm for November, and it has felt like winter pressures never really went away this year. But, technically, it is now winter. All of the NHS and all ICSs are struggling with financial, quality an...

  • Successful pilot to be rolled out after improving dementia diagnosis in care homes

    Memory assessment practitioners will work in care homes across Norfolk and Waveney, following a successful pilot run by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), in partnership with NHS Norfolk and Waveney. The DiADeM Care Homes pilot, whi...

  • Know the signs of diabetes on World Diabetes Day to help prevent more people from developing the condition

    Health chiefs are urging residents in Norfolk and Waveney to learn more about the symptoms of diabetes and what to look out for in a bid to help prevent more people developing the condition. This Monday 14 November is World Diabetes Day, which ai...

  • NHS Health Checks

    Purpose: To increase uptake of the Public Health (PH) commissioned NHS Health Checks, to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia. How does it work? Protect NoW Virtual Support Team will send SMS and...

  • Active NoW

    Purpose: To encourage patients to access exercise related support to help reduce risks associated with their clinical condition. How does it work? Patient groups are identified via the risk identification and stratification tool. Contac...

  • Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) – Access to Wellbeing Service

    Purpose: To increase awareness of and access to the Norfolk & Waveney Wellbeing Service (IAPT) for people experiencing mild to moderate ‘common’ mental health problems such as anxiety disorders and depression. How does it work? Seco...

  • Priority Patient Review

    Priority Patient Review is designed to focus on patients with the highest reversible risk. Alerts are created based upon risk stratification using the risk identification and stratification tool system. 6 pathways have been chosen. Each pathway i...