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While You Wait portal launched to support people to be fit and ready for treatment
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that many people are waiting longer than usual for their operations or other procedures. NHS Norfolk and Waveney (the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System, or ICS) is determined to help people receive ...
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Norfolk and Waveney health and care leaders ask for your help to protect local services
Health and care organisations across Norfolk and Waveney are calling on people and communities to use and access the right health and care service for their health issue. All local hospitals are incredibly busy caring for some very sick patients....
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Listening to people with learning disabilities
A critical part of Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System is the work that charities do in partnership with the NHS and other partner organisations. About with Friends is one such charity that makes sure its members’ voices are heard. The ...
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Improving mental health, a cup of tea at a time
They say a cup of tea and a chat solves everything – and the regulars at the Steam House Café would certainly agree. The Gorleston-on-Sea café plays host to anyone who wants a cuppa and a natter. But it is also a service in the heart of the commu...
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Health experts call for community views on new diagnostic centres
Health chiefs across the NHS in Norfolk and Waveney are calling on local people to give their opinions on proposed new centres for diagnostic tests. Under the plans, which are being led by partner organisations in the Norfolk and Waveney Integra...
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Community project to protect against Covid wins national praise
A scheme to boost vaccination take up, promote health information, and tackle social isolation in and around Great Yarmouth has won national praise. Great Yarmouth Borough Council launched its Community Champions’ Programme in March 2021 and has ...
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Launch of NHS Norfolk and Waveney and the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System – 1 July 2022
NHS Norfolk and Waveney has today replaced the area’s clinical commissioning group, as part of changes to the health and care landscape which see each part of the country have what is known as an Integrated Care System (ICS). Integrated Care Syst...
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“I want to make younger carers’ lives easier than mine was.”
Charlie, 19, has been a carer for most of her life. She cares for both her younger sister, who has epilepsy, and for her dad, who has a cognitive impairment disorder. Since the age of 14, Charlie has been a member of the Norfolk Young Carers' For...
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“It’s always about helping the patient” – the award-winning Protect NoW programme
Residents are used to contacting their GP surgery if they have a health problem. However, you might not be so used to the NHS giving you a call. But that’s just what is happening in a project run by a small team in the Norfolk and Waveney Integra...
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New members appointed to the Board of NHS Norfolk and Waveney
As we approach the launch of the new NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, also more commonly known as NHS Norfolk and Waveney, additional partner members have now been formally appointed to the Board. Jonathan Barber, Director of Strate...
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Norfolk and Waveney’s health and care system prepares to start a new chapter
Local health and care services are changing to meet local needs. From July 1 each part of the country will have what is known as an Integrated Care System (ICS) - partnerships of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up heal...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Programme – Tell Us Why
Since December 2020 the NHS in Norfolk and Waveney has been offering vaccinations to every single person who is eligible. We know that vaccines remain our best defence against serious illness and hospitalisation from COVID-19. Vaccines help to: ...
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