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Smile please! Leiston gets a new dental practice A new NHS dental practice in Leiston will be opened officially on Thursday 27 August 2009 at 12 noon by the chairman of NHS Suffolk, Alastair McWhirter. PALS, the Patient Advice and Liaison Service, is now taking details of patients wanting to register at the new practice, […]
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Health & Wellbeing / Then & Now / valley lad memories August 14, 2009
Most of us are aware of the National Campaign to raise awareness and get rid of the stigma that has been associated with every kind of mental illness for generations. This is being supported all over the Country. Foresight’s Mental Capital and Wellbeing has drawn on research from across the world and commissioned the Centre […]
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Walk this way and improve your health! Officials behind the drive to make Suffolk the healthiest county in England by 2028 have issued a rally cry to encourage everyone to walk their way to better health this autumn. The call comes as the innovative project steps up its efforts to help people living and working […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing August 12, 2009
The Priory at Aldeby, near Beccles in Suffolk are holding a JumpCross Open Dayon Sat 29th August 2009 JumpCross is delighted to welcome on board a new site at The Priory, Aldeby near Beccles in Suffolk A stunning new JumpCross course awaits you, offering some testing terrain and spectacular views. To celebrate the launch of […]
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Healthy Ambitions Suffolk scoops prestigious national award Healthy Ambitions Suffolk has scooped a prestigious national award in recognition of its efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone who lives and works in the county. The innovative project has become one of just three organisations and the only partnership to pick up a coveted […]
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Transforming dementia care for people in Suffolk By 2025, it is expected that 65 per cent more people living in Suffolk will be affected by dementia – a condition wreathed in stigma, misunderstood and often not diagnosed quickly enough, leaving those with the condition, their families and carers in difficult circumstances. Working together to face […]
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IVF treatment in Suffolk In response to recent media interest NHS Suffolk would like to clarify the position for women in Suffolk who want IVF treatment and how the service works. Since April 2009, primary care trusts in the NHS East of England region have been working to a new fertility policy to commission IVF […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Food and Drink / Gardens and Gardening / Health & Wellbeing / Wildlife August 7, 2009
‘Let Nature Feed Your Senses’ An exciting new joint project between LEAF and The Sensory Trust. Let Nature Feed Your Senses is a Big Lottery Funded Project to encourage disabled and disengaged groups to develop a life long love of nature. LEAF is looking to set up eight regional networks (made up of 10 farm […]
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charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing / Waveney Valley August 7, 2009
Waveney Acute Services support workers Jon Moyce (left) and Sigmund Bainbridge have both completed gym instructor courses as Carlton Court’s new £70,000 gym offers people with mental health problems an opportunity to exercise. New gym promotes good physical and mental health A new £70,000 gym will help people with mental health problems in Waveney keep […]
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Help a neighbour – become a flu friend We all need help from family, friends or neighbours if we get the flu – but help is even more important for people who are vulnerable, infirm or old. Dr Brian Keeble, Flu Director at NHS Suffolk, said: “For this reason, NHS Suffolk is now urging people […]
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charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing / Waveney Valley August 4, 2009
Norfolk Trust to Lead the Way in Dementia Care Norfolk is set to lead the way in the provision of care for those living with dementia following a decision to invest £13.7million in a dementia centre of excellence by its mental health trust. The investment, the largest made by the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing / Norfolk Broads July 30, 2009
Active Norfolk Corporate Games Have you got your team together to take part in Norfolk’s inaugural Corporate Gamessponsored by Swiss Re? The Games will take place on the afternoon ofFriday 11th September 2009 at theUEA Sportspark in Norwich The Games offer a unique opportunity for your staff and clients to join the action and compete […]
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charities / Gardens and Gardening / Health & Wellbeing July 27, 2009
People with experience of mental health problems have been restoring a Victorian walled garden in Suffolk as part of a £6000 project to aid recovery. Twenty service users have been digging, weeding and planting their way to mental wellbeing as they maintain the once neglected garden at a Stowmarket museum. The project – called Living […]
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National Pandemic Flu Service launched The National Pandemic Flu Service was launched at 1500 hrs today. It is a treatment service, consisting of a website and a telephone number. Anyone who thinks they have swine flu should do the following: If you require information call the existing swine flu information line on 0800 1 513 […]
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Health information@ your fingertips! Do you need to find a local doctor, dentist, optician or pharmacy – but don’t know where to start? If you get online, then you can do it easily with the new online service locator on the NHS Suffolk website. By going to www.suffolk.nhs.uk/servicelocator , entering your postcode, and choosing which […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing July 18, 2009
Summer Swimming ActivitiesLowestoft & Oulton Broad Swimming Club We are offering subsidised spaces on the following: Non-Swimmers and Beginners Learn 2 Swim Course• At Gisleham Middle School• Starts Tuesday 21st July for 5 weeks• Half-hour sessions between 5.00pm and 7.00pm• Cost £15 Learn 2 Swim Beginners and Improvers Course• At Waterlane Leisure Centre• Monday 3rd […]