Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is an annual campaign raising awareness around screening, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer. And every October, people all over the world show their support for those affected. Breast screen...

Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who havemade a quit attempt with the campaign previously. Over 5 million adults in England still smoke. Smoking causes 64,000 deaths a year,making it the biggest caus...

Welcome to my belated September blog. This month I focus on leadership and recent changes at the ICB and in the system, the ICB restructure, primary care collective action and clinical transformation. Leadership Updates We have some exciting c...

Two hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney have received approval to move forward as part of the New Hospital Programme (NHP). The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Trust and the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been grant...

Over 140,000 parents and carers of 2–3-year-olds across East Anglia are being urged to book their children in for a flu vaccine at their GP Practice from next week, as the NHS ramps up its national preparations for winter. The NHS sent invitation...

Following a national competitive expression of interest process, Norfolk has been selected alongside two other local authorities by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to test the digital NHS Health Check in the next stage of the governm...

People in Norfolk and Waveney experiencing anxiety and depression will benefit from an enhanced new NHS Talking Therapies service, which launches on Monday 2 September 2024. Delivered as a partnership between Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Tr...

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through NHS 111. The 24/7 mental health crisis support service has been rolling out across the East of England in recent years but is now available across the w...

A midwife who also works as a Health Protection Practitioner at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is calling on pregnant women in the East of England to take up the new RSV vaccine that will protect their babies from serious respiratory illnesse...

A new programme has been launched to support individuals in the local area find out how they can get involved in volunteering as a stepping stone to a health and care career. The Volunteer to Career (VtC) programme is led by NHS Norfolk and Waven...

Healthwatch Suffolk is working with Suffolk’s Public Health and Communities team to explore people’s views about ageing locally. It’s easy to take part, and anyone can share their views and experiences on https://healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk/ageingwell/...

NHS Norfolk and Waveney has commissioned several community pharmacies to be open during the upcoming bank holiday.The poster below shows the opening hours for pharmacies on Monday 26th August. There will be other pharmacies that are also voluntar...