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New provider for mental health support in schools across Norfolk and Waveney
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board have awarded Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust a three-year contract to provide mental health support in schools across Norfolk and Waveney. Mental Health Support Teams help young people to unde...
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Planning for the autumn COVID-19 vaccination booster and flu campaign and vaccination centre changes in north Norfolk
NHS staff are working hard to prepare for the rollout of the COVID-19 autumn booster programme and the annual flu vaccine. The NHS vaccinates in line with guidance from the independent JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation), which...
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Think ‘NHS 111 first’ this bank holiday weekend
Health and care services across Norfolk and Waveney are encouraging people to think about using NHS 111 first if they become injured or unwell this bank holiday weekend. This comes ahead of the final bank holiday of the summer (27 – 29 August), a...
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NHS longest waits virtually eliminated in Norfolk and Waveney
During the pandemic, the number of patients waiting much longer than we would like for their treatment grew for multiple reasons. However, thanks to the incredible hard work of NHS staff in Norfolk and Waveney, the number of patients who have been w...
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Medical Director Blog: August 2022 – Dr Frankie Swords
It’s just over a month since I started my new post with NHS Norfolk and Waveney, in a new role on the Board as Medical Director. It’s been brilliant to get out and about to meet so many of you in person and on the screen and I’ve been really struck ...
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Young people and carers needed to help develop a new service
The Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust's (NSFT) Participation Team for CAMHS (children and adolescent mental health services) are piloting a new service for children & young people aged 11-18 across Norfolk and Suffolk - and we would like to i...
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Expansion of cancer support service to help people navigate their cancer journey
From today (1 August), twelve Cancer Care Navigators will be based in the three acute hospitals in our area working alongside Clinical Nurse Specialists to help and support people affected by cancer with their non-clinical needs. Cancer Care Navi...
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Easy read guides to health choices and questions to ask
The national NHS Knowledge and Library Services team has worked with people with lived experience to produce two, new, easy read guides for people with learning disabilities to help them navigate healthcare information. Regardless of their abilit...
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Have a happy healthy holiday in Norfolk and Waveney this summer
The NHS in Norfolk and Waveney has launched an eye-catching new summer campaign, “Happy Healthy Holidays”. The campaign urges both residents and holiday-makers to choose the right health service for illnesses and injuries this summer. The campa...
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Wellbeing Hubs in Norfolk and Waveney putting mental health front and centre of the community
Wellbeing Hubs across Norfolk and Waveney are breaking down barriers and putting mental health front and centre of the community. Dr Ardyn Ross, Mental Health Clinical Lead for NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (previously known as th...
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COVID-19 vaccination centre is on the move
The COVID-19 vaccination centre at Beetley Ward, Dereham Hospital is closing on Sunday 31st July and moving to Kelling Hospital in Holt. Dr David Vickers, Medical Director, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, explained: “So as not to...
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Norfolk chiefs plea to consider health and safety during heatwave
With heat-health alerts being issued in our region over the weekend and into next week, the local NHS, councils, police and fire service are encouraging people to be mindful of their own health and safety and that of elderly relatives or neighbours....