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Plans for new medical centre in King's Lynn which …

WEBIn addition to the new healthcare facility on Nar Ouse Way, a new building for St James Medical Practice on Edward Benefer Way is also due to open in January 2024. This £8m new-build, state-of-the-art facility will provide a wide range of health and wellbeing services for West Norfolk residents. The new surgery will help to meet existing and

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New health hub at Nar Ouse Way in King’s Lynn to be built after …

WEBThe new health centre at Nar Ouse Way in South Lynn has been given the final seal of approval. The facility forms part of a £25.5million capital investment which the NHS Norfolk and Waveney bid for in 2019 – with a similar hub in Rackheath, near Norwich, expected to get the go-ahead in the coming weeks. Tracey Bleakley, chief executive of

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James Wild insists there is ‘no scope’ for King’s Lynn hospital …

WEBThe Government’s flagship programme to build 40 new hospitals has been marred by “delay, indecision and soaring costs”, health leaders across the country have warned. Those include Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which also needs to have a £42million multi-storey car park constructed before work towards a 2030 deadline can commence.

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Multi-million pound bid for new GP surgery hub backed

WEBHealth chiefs have today backed multi-million pound plans to build a new hub GP surgery in Lynn. Land off Nar Ouse Way has been identified for the facility, which officials say could provide services for more than 6,000 patients. And it's anticipated that building work could begin next autumn if final approval is secured. Nar Ouse Way in King's

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‘Significant milestone’ reached in construction of new ‘state-of-the

WEBAdditional space within the new premises will allow for more integrated working between healthcare and third-sector providers to provide a wide range of health and well-being services to residents. NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, together with partners from the wider health and care system, have supported the project.

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Funding for new West Norfolk hospital confirmed as Health …

WEBWest Norfolk will be getting funding for a new hospital to replace its current crumbling building, it has been confirmed this afternoon. After years of campaigning, staff and patients at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be celebrating alongside politicians and members of the public today after Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced the QEH would be …

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New plan raises hopes across West Norfolk of seeing NHS dentist

WEBLong-term plans to tackle West Norfolk’s “dental desert” have been announced, with access to free NHS services and children’s oral health top of the list. NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) published its Long-Term Dental Plan for NHS services this week using feedback from more than 2,000 people.

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New St James Medical Practice in King’s Lynn deemed ‘excellent’ …

WEBA new town medical practice has been deemed “excellent” as staff prepare to welcome their new patients. St James Medical Practice, which was formerly found at County Court Road in Lynn, relocated to Edward Benefer Way in South Wootton earlier this year. The new premises were deemed necessary to improve service provision to its 17,000 patients - …

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Hub GP surgery proposal for King's Lynn outlined

WEBLand off Nar Ouse Way has been identified as the site for a new GP surgery for Lynn, according to a new report. A report to be presented to a meeting of the Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body this afternoon said the hub would provide “GP services for 6,500 patients”. The building would also offer diabetes

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King’s Lynn doctor Saadat Ahsan wins Carole Brown Award 2023 …

WEBA Lynn doctor specialising in women’s health has won a prestigious award for her work as a menopause specialist as well as training GPs about how to better help women. Dr Saadat Ahsan, who is a GP at Southgates Medical Centre, was declared the winner of the Carol Brown Award 2023 by the Royal College of General Practitioners in a ceremony

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King's Lynn hospital treatment waiting lists hit record

WEBThe number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for routine treatment at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital hit a record high in June. The King’s Fund think tank warns the “body blow” inflicted to NHS services by Covid-19 means patients could face long waits for months or even years to come. Patients referred for non-urgent consultant

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King's Lynn's Shakespeare Barn at Arts Centre to open to walk-in …

WEBfrontline health and social care workers; all adults aged 50 years and over; persons aged 5 to 49 years in a clinical risk group, as set out in the Green Book – this includes pregnant women; persons aged 5 to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression; persons aged 16 to 49 years who are carers, as set out in the

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King's Lynn's new £4 million mental health ward completed

WEBA new £4 million mental health ward in Lynn is ready to receive its first patients following the completion of building work. The Samphire ward facility at the Chatterton House site on Goodwins Road was unveiled in a ceremony today. Among the guests was England's chief nursing officer, Ruth May, who was returning to the town where she served

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Majority of new Covid-19 variant cases confirmed in England …

WEBOf the 34 cases, five were hospitalised and no deaths have been reported by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). It has not yet been confirmed where the care home is in the county or which care home it is. The latest Covid-19 variant which is spreading in England is responsible for an outbreak at a Norfolk care home. Picture: iStock

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New hub offering mental health support opens in town

WEBA REST Hub, which stands for Recover, Eat, Support and Talk, has opened in Lynn's town centre. Norfolk and Waveney MIND are using premises on the High Street to provide a safe, welcoming, non-clinical space in which people experiencing poor mental health can receive the support and information they need.

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New Chair of mental health services appointed in Norfolk and …

WEBZoë Billingham has been appointed as the next Chair of NHS mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk. She has 12 years’ experience of making improvements in organisations through her work as Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services in England and Wales. She will join the Trust next month to begin her

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Action demanded on West Norfolk's growing dental crisis

WEBHealth chiefs insist they are committed to providing accessible care despite claims one practice already has more than 2,000 people on a waiting list. Action demanded on West Norfolk's growing dental crisis

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Free King's Lynn health checks clinics

WEBA new health check service is starting with free clinics available in the Lynn area. Reed Wellbeing will be conducting the NHS health checks in the Lynn and surrounding areas in West Norfolk. Laura Foster, health check practitioner for Reed Wellbeing in Norfolk said: "Basically at the moment GP’S are obviously struggling to see people for

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King's Lynn cafe bids to 'reduce stigma of mental health'

WEBAll ages are affected and staff said a couple of men in their 50s are among their clients. Her colleague Jacqui Reddy said the cafe setting reduces the stigma of mental health problems “because of the environment of it,” adding of employers Access Community Trust: “They're a good company to work for because they take good care of their

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Plans to relocate St James Medical Practice to South Wootton …

WEBWest Norfolk Council approved plans for a new medical centre in South Wootton today, to replace St James Medical Practice. Practice bosses hope to open the new surgery which will be on Edward Benefer Way, which is expected to cost around £5 million to build, in November next year. The surgery has spent several years looking for a site to

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BBC Look East presenter Amelia Reynolds reveals bowel cancer …

WEBAmelia said while there will be many more scans and check-ups to come, she is 'so grateful to the wonderful team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, my amazing husband and family, my dear friends and terrific colleagues'.

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