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A year since swine flu began, health experts in Norfolk urge people not to become complacent A year after the swine flu virus first came to the UK in April 2009, health experts from NHS Norfolk are reminding people of the continuing importance of getting vaccinated against swine flu and are warning that the virus […]
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A New Partnership And A Change Of Name For Age Concern Norfolk And Age Concern Norwich Local charities Age Concern Norfolk and Age Concern Norwich are to change their name to Age UK, following the national merger of Age Concern England and Help the Aged. The two major national charities merged in 2009 to form […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing April 19, 2010
Get into GEAR for a healthier lifestyle NHS Norfolk is urging people across the county to take the opportunity to get active and support the Bespak Grand East Anglia Run (GEAR) next month. NHS Norfolk is proud to be a sponsor of the event, which is being organised by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing April 17, 2010
Bungay Black Dog Running Club receive Clubmark Award source: englandathletics.org James Cudmore, Club and Coach Support Officer for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire) presented Bungay Black Dog Running Club with their Clubmark Award recently. The Clubmark scheme is the only national cross sports quality accreditation scheme for clubs with junior sections. It is built around […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing April 13, 2010
Free public seminar on forensic psychiatry The people of Suffolk are invited to attend ‘Aspects of forensic psychiatry?’ – a free public health seminar about personality disorders and psychotherapy taking place in Stowmarket on April 23rd 2010. This seminar is part of Minds Matter, a popular public lecture series hosted by Suffolk Mental Health Partnership […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing April 13, 2010
Spring Fling 2010: NHS Norfolk Joy of Food team helps you on the way to your 5-A-DAY NHS Norfolk’s Joy of Food team will be at the Spring Fling this week, helping visitors on the way to their 5-A-DAY. Each visitor to the Spring Fling on Thursday 15th April is entitled to a hog roast […]
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Got a new sexual partner? Get a Chlamydia test! NHS Norfolk is urging women to be tested for Chlamydia every time they meet a new sexual partner. Julie Hughes, NHS Norfolk’s Sexual Health Commissioning Manager, welcomed research published recently in the British Medical Journal, which warned that annual screening alone is not enough for women […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Health & Wellbeing / Norfolk Broads April 10, 2010
List of Events May 2010 June 2010 Active NorfolkThe Turner Road Centre, Turner Road, Norwich, NR2 4HBEmail: [email protected] | Tel: 01603 697011 NCN-LT
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Two new dental surgeries to open in north Norfolk Patients in north Norfolk are being encouraged to get in contact with two new dental surgeries to book an appointment for when they open in May. One of the new surgeries will be based on the Wells Community Hospital site, while the other surgery will be […]
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Age Concern Norfolk is a local independent registered charity providing a wide range of services and opportunities for older people including: Pabulum a specialist service providing reminiscence based support for older people with dementia and their carers. Active Together providing valuable one-to-one and telephone befriending. Community Development providing support to older people’s clubs and groups. […]
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Change4Life with The Joy of Food, at a supermarket near you! NHS Norfolk’s Joy of Food team will be visiting supermarkets across Norfolk during April and May as part of a Change4Life & Joy of Food roadshow. The Joy of Food, which is Lottery-funded, will take a team to various supermarkets to promote both their […]
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Same-sex accommodation in hospitals New rules giving patients greater dignity during their stay in hospital are coming into force. From today, Thursday April 1st 2010, patients must be accommodated in areas used only by members of the same sex, with some justifiable exceptions on clinical grounds. The issue has been discussed by members of NHS […]
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Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Care Quality Commission awards an unconditional licence to mental health trust The Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a licence to continue to provide services by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) To obtain the licence the Trust had to meet essential standards of quality […]
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Specialist children’s therapy provided closer to homes Suffolk Community Healthcare A groundbreaking new service which offers support and specialist therapeutic care for children with complex needs is to be rolled out across Suffolk. Called Therapy Focus Suffolk, the Suffolk Community Healthcare (SCH) initiative has now won permanent funding following a successful pilot last year. The […]
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Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Care Quality Commission awards an unconditional licence to mental health trust The Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a licence to continue to provide services by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) To obtain the licence the Trust had to meet essential standards of quality […]
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Art & Theatre / charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Food and Drink / Health & Wellbeing March 28, 2010
The Suffolk Artlink invites you to the screening of Diet, Media and Me Come and see our short film exploring the issues of food, media and body image that surround all of us everyday. This will be followed by an open discussion featuring experts in the field of food production, marketing, nutrition and eating disorders. […]