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Suffolk local area partnership commits to urgent improvements to SEND services and apologises to families
Ofsted and CQC Inspection Report finds significant concerns with SEND services The Local Area Partnership promise urgent action to accelerate and strengthen improvement plans Senior leaders offer joint apology to Suffolk families The part...
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Executive Director of Nursing Blog: January 2024 – Tricia D’Orsi
I’d like to say a big thank you to nursing and health staff who worked differently during the most recent BMA Junior Doctor Industrial Action in December and January. It was a very busy period for the NHS and you played a pivotal role in supporting ...
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Have your say on our long-term plans for NHS dental services
NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB is launching a 4-week period of public and stakeholder engagement around our long-term plans to commission NHS dental services in Norfolk and Waveney. From Wednesday 24 January to Wednesday 21 February, we are asking a...
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Five-Year Joint Forward Plan Engagement – Feedback Report
Over the past few years health and care services have worked together with increasing collaboration in Norfolk and Waveney, as they have done across the country with the development of Integrated Care Systems. Information about Integrated Care Syste...
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Smoking in Pregnancy
We know the single most important action for a pregnant people who smoke to improve her chances of a successful pregnancy is stopping smoking. Whilst many still see smoking as “lifestyle choice”, we must remember that cigarettes are designed to lead...
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Executive Medical Director Blog: January 2024 – Dr Frankie Swords
I’d like to begin this month’s blog by wishing a Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all managed to get some time off to rest, recuperate and energise for what’s to come in 2024. In my first blog of this year, I’d like to provide key updates on...
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Offering choice of provider for spinal surgery patients
Project overview The Protect NoW team is working with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to contact 700 spinal surgery patients currently waiting for a first outpatient appointment. A new clinic has been set up in Norwich to see ensure t...
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Offering choice of provider for oculoplastic patients
Background The aim for this project was to support those who required oculoplastic surgery. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital were able to offer patients choice on where to have their treatment in Norwich in June 2023. ...
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Ophthalmology project
Background Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Two new eye care hospitals have opened in Norwich in late 2021 providing cataract operations. These new hospitals were accepting new referrals from GPs and optometrists and tre...
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Norfolk and Waveney residents urged to plan ahead during junior doctor industrial action across the New Year period
Norfolk and Waveney residents are urged not to delay seeking help from the NHS if they feel unwell this winter, as the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors will undertake a total of nine days of joint industrial action...
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Thank you from system leaders of the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
We would like to start by extending our thanks to each and every one of you for working so hard to provide care and support to our communities during these last few challenging months and especially over this week of Industrial Action. Whether you h...
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Hybrid closed loop technology recommended for many people living with type 1 diabetes
The National Institute of Health Care and Excellence (NICE) has announced final appraisal recommendations on hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes. This represents a huge advance in glucose management for...
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Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System
