Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System

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...

The NHS is asking the public to still come forward as usual for care during collective action by GP services beginning on Thursday 1 August. GP services across England will begin collective action on Thursday 1 August for an indefinite period of ...

Work on a new £11m health centre set to provide services to thousands of patients on the outskirts of Norwich is due to begin this month. Building work on the Rackheath Health Hub is set to start imminently, as partners NHS Property Services, NHS...

Today (24 July) the Boards of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS) met jointly to confirm their plans to come together as an NHS Trust Group, heralding it as an exciting opport...

Welcome to my July blog. You may have noticed but my regular updates have taken a little break over the last few months – that was because of the pre-election rules. So, it’s a bumper issue this time to capture all that I had wanted to cover in May ...

Background: Health and wellbeing is so important for families expecting a baby. We know that getting the right advice, guidance and support can lead to a healthy pregnancy, birth and beyond for babies, mothers and birthing people and their wider ...

A new digital patient record system has been approved worth £88million that will benefit patients across Norfolk and Waveney. The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) will enable the acute hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney to drastically change the way...

In response to national guidance, assessment for treatment with COVID-19 medicines will be available to the following patients that test positive for COVID-19:  The patient cohort who fall into one of the high-risk subgroups, as defined by the In...