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Medical Director Blog: September 2022 – Dr Frankie Swords
I’m now just over two months into my new role as Medical Director for NHS Norfolk and Waveney, and it’s been great to continue to get out and about and to meet lots of new people and organisations, particularly across primary care. There’s so muc...
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Nick Hulme to provide senior support to mental health transformation in Norfolk and Suffolk
Nick Hulme, chief executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), is to take on an additional role to provide short-term senior support to integrated care boards in Suffolk and North East Essex and in Norfolk and Waveney, an...
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Book for your COVID-19 Autumn Booster
Please note that autumn boosters are via booked appointments only across our sites in Norfolk and Waveney. People aged 65+, carers and pregnant women can book an appointment to have their autumn booster at http://nhs.uk/covidvaccine or ...
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NHS services during the bank holiday for the funeral of Her Late Majesty The Queen
A bank holiday for the funeral of Her Late Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday 19th September and this will affect some NHS services in Norfolk and Waveney. Please find below a list of local services and how they will operate...
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Following the announcement of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen
Following the announcement of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, the Chair of NHS Norfolk and Waveney, Rt Hon, Patricia Hewitt, said: “On behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney, I want to express the deep sadness and loss that we all feel at th...
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NHS Bookings Open For Autumn Booster Vaccines
The NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme will begin to invite eligible people to come forward for their life-saving autumn booster jabs from 7 September 2022. Frontline health and care workers, people who are immunosuppressed and people who are 75 and...
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Patient Voice in Aldborough
Aldborough Surgery is situated in a large rural area 7 miles from the coast of North Norfolk. It serves a population of approximately 3,700 spread out across numerous parishes between Cromer to Aylsham and Edgefield to North Walsham. Aldbor...
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Norfolk and Waveney health and care colleagues are gearing up for vaccinations
NHS staff are working hard to prepare for the rollout of the COVID-19 autumn booster programme and the annual flu vaccine. Following the recent updated advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the NHS has ...
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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...