Health

A cash injection has been given to the region’s ambulance service as part of £1bn of funding announced by the government.

Around one in three children in Norfolk are doing fewer than 30 minutes of exercise a day, with even lower numbers doing the governmental guideline of one hour of activity a day.

A Norfolk MP has been left “angry and upset” by a conference call with inspectors overseeing the region’s mental health trust.

The number of additional deaths during winter almost doubled last year compared to the previous year across the UK, as the colder months took their toll on the elderly and infirm.

East Anglian researchers are seeking volunteers to take part in vital dementia research studies through the Join Dementia Research initiative.

More than 135,000 children in Norfolk and Suffolk have not seen an NHS dentist in the last year, according to newly released figures.

MPs will demand answers over the future of the region’s mental health trust at a meeting with regulators.

Applications to become a nurse in Norfolk have dropped by a fifth in just a year, new figures show.

Tens of thousands more people in Norfolk are opting to order their prescriptions online than two years ago, according to NHS data.

A spike in emergency procedures at one of the region’s hospitals has meant patients awaiting pre-booked surgeries face cancellations and hold-ups.

The top inspector of England’s hospitals has not ruled out asking the government to take over the region’s failing mental health trust.

The boss of the region’s failing mental health trust has admitted the organisation is on its “last chance” to get things right.

The region’s mental health trust is today in special measures for the third time, after an inspection uncovered a litany of failings branded “deeply disturbing” by MPs.

Mental health services have been in crisis for at least five years.

A number of people using mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk have praised the care they receive despite a damning report from inspectors released today.

The latest report’s into the region’s mental health trust - which brands it unsafe and poorly led - is the worst it has received, campaigners have claimed.

Norwich South MP, Labour’s Clive Lewis, has led calls for the region’s mental health trust to be put into special administration - a classification kept strictly for the very worst of health organisations.

Specially-designed ambulances giving patients a smoother journey while improving the working environment for crews are to be rolled out across the region.

The rising tide of obesity has pushed the number of people in Norfolk and Waveney with diabetes past 50,000 for the first time - with warnings that the figure could be much higher.

Top level staff at the region’s mental health trust are moving to new positions within Norfolk’s health service.

The new chief nurse at the region’s mental health trust has pledged to help drive improvements to patient care.

More than 2,000 people have participated in a conversation about adult mental health services in Norfolk and Waveney

The region’s mental health trust is celebrating the achievements of its newest nursing graduates who have spent the last 18 months completing their degrees while also caring for patients.

Student nurses from East Anglia will meet members of parliament at Westminster today ahead of a debate which will discuss the future of nurse education funding.

Former Norwich City footballer Darren Eadie opens up about his own battles with mental health and tells men who may be struggling - talk about it.

Serious safety incidents led to 35 deaths at the region’s mental health trust over a six month period, figures have revealed.

Proposals to bring the five Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in Norfolk and Waveney under one single management team will be approved later this month.

Defibrillators are very easy to use and public ones are becoming more and more available at locations across Norfolk and Waveney.

A much anticipated £1.2 million improvement project is nearing completion at Kett’s Park in Wymondham.