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NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board on behalf of the Integrated Care System becomes an NHSE supported Innovation Site (InSite)
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) on behalf of the Integrated Care System (ICS) is excited to become part of the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) Innovation Sites (InSites) programme. InSites brings together NHS provider organ...
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Pharmacies open during the Easter bank holidays
NHS Norfolk and Waveney has commissioned several community pharmacies to be open during the upcoming Easter bank holidays across Norfolk and Waveney.The poster below shows the opening hours for pharmacies on Sunday 31st March (Easter Sunday) and Mon...
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Cancer patients collaborate with NHS to launch new support toolkit
People in Norfolk and Waveney living with cancer have collaborated with the NHS to develop a new resource to support others diagnosed with cancer in the future. The Norfolk and Waveney Cancer Information Toolkit has been launched today (6 March) ...
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Get started on preventative hay fever medicines now so they’re ready when you need them
Did you know it can take up to two months for many of the preventative hay fever medicines to become fully effective? That’s why NHS Norfolk and Waveney is urging people who are usually affected by hayfever to start taking their preventative hay ...
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Clinical Strategy – Year 1 – “You said, we did”
The Clinical Strategy for Norfolk and Waveney is based on the experiences, hopes and ideas of the patients who use the NHS, the staff that work in it, and the communities that it serves. The strategy represents an important voice, but it is one o...
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Health leaders praise hard work and commitment of staff as NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board progresses out of national support
NHS England has confirmed that NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) is no longer in NHS oversight framework (NOF) segment 4 and has been removed from the Recovery Support Programme (RSP), formerly known as “special measures”. NHS N...
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Proactive Falls Prevention
This project will involve Norfolk County Council contacting people who are currently receiving social care services, or those who have done so in the past, that have an increased risk of falling in the next 9 months. This will be based on a data mo...
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Diabetes Digital Education Programme
A pilot project has been started in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, reaching out to patients diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes via an SMS text message. They are given the offer of a digital pathway where they can self-manage their condition and reduce the ...
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Patient Initiated Digital Mutual Aid System (PIDMAS)
PIDMAS is a system that can offer patients who are waiting for treatment, the choice of an alternative provider for quicker treatment where capacity is available. The aim is to reduce waiting lists in local hospitals and to clarify any specific requ...
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Warm Homes
In an effort to reduce hospital admissions due to respiratory problems, patients with respiratory conditions who are at risk of living in fuel poverty, will be targeted for financial help in order to heat their home. The ICB will provide data abo...
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Minister visits Thetford Healthy Living Centre following £2.8m NHS refurbishment
Lord Markham, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, visited the Thetford Healthy Living Centre on Friday 23 February to tour the facility which has benefited from a £2.8m NHS capital investment to refu...
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Executive Director of Nursing Blog: February 2024 – Tricia D’Orsi
I’m sure many of you will have heard the King’s recent announcement that he has been diagnosed with cancer. As a result, the NHS has seen a huge rise in people seeking information about the condition and latest figures reveal that, in the 24 hours f...