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The James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston, which is one of 40 hospitals given the go-ahead to draw up plans for a rebuild. A report says the new hospital could be open by 2030. - Credit: Nick Butcher A new Norfolk hospital could be operational by 2030, says a report to the county s new healthcare partnership. Integrated care systems, which require all parts of the NHS to work with each other, local councils and other partners, are being rolled out across the country from April. The Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership, which involves hospitals, community and mental health trusts, GP practices and other care providers, meets for the first time in public on Thursday. ....
Northamptonshire: 193,153 Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin: 159,567. Covid vaccine MAPPED: The UK Covid alert level has now fallen to level four (Image: GETTY) The pace of the vaccine rollout and downward trend in infections and deaths means the UK s four chief medical officers (CMOs) have agreed that the nationwide alert level should move from level five - the highest - to level four. The alert level moved to level five on January 4, but has now moved to level four. A change in the alert level does not automatically mean restrictions can ease, but it helps to inform Government decisions on lockdown rules. ....
Digital health leaders discuss practical ways to mitigate evolving problems in large-scale digital projects during a recent virtual HETT fireside chat. ....
Trevor Greenacre says the Macmillan Telephone Buddy service has helped him to open up about his feelings living with incurable cancer. - Credit: Macmillan Cancer Support A retired butcher living with incurable cancer said weekly calls from a telephone buddy have changed his life as he encourages others to reach out for support. Trevor Greenacre, 75, from Burgh Castle, built a reputation for award-winning pork pies at his Great Yarmouth butchers but in 2016 was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, for which there is no cure. His cancer has gradually affected his mobility, and he said he had never been one to share his feelings especially talking to his family about his worries. ....
NEW data has revealed the percentage of people from vulnerable groups in Sussex who have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The provisional figures from NHS England show the proportion of people aged 70-74, 75-79, and 80 and over who have had their first jab in each sub-regional area of England. The country has been split into 42 Sustainability and Transformational Partnerships (STPs). How the coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out in the Hywel Dda region. In Sussex, the data concerns the area looked after by the Sussex Health and Care Partnership. It shows that 22.7 per cent of people aged 70-74 in the area have received their first dose of the vaccine, 78 per cent of 75-79-year-olds have been given the jab and 86 per cent of people aged 80 and above have had a Covid vaccine. ....