Health

The number of people diagnosed with the sexually transmitted infection syphilis in Norfolk has risen by 88pc in the last five years.

A Norfolk A&E consultant has spoken out about the ‘demoralising’ pressure on staff on the frontline and suggested more money for social care was the way to help.

When Jessica Ogden goes to work she never knows what the day will bring.

A £500,000 review has revealed efforts to stem demand in Norfolk’s NHS has been “fire-fighting”, improvements were “starting from behind” and a lack of social care means patients stay in hospital eight days longer than necessary.

A thyroid drug which has been hailed as life-changing and has been at the centre of a fierce campaign for access will finally be available more easily in Norfolk and Waveney.

The number of patients waiting more the four hours to be seen at Norfolk’s A&E departments has hit the highest levels since 2014.

A young mother-of-four from north Norfolk has bravely spoken about her struggle with anxiety, and urged others to ask for help.

An air ambulance landed on the sports field on Blacksmith Lane in Happisburgh.

A woman whose father was admitted against his will into a failing care home and had his home care package cancelled said the situation is an abuse of his human rights.

Norfolk’s alcohol crisis is today deepening, as drink-related deaths have hit a 10-year high in Norwich and almost 60 people a day in Norfolk are being admitted to hospital with conditions linked to booze.

NHS bosses have admitted there is no “definitive timeline” for when changes will be made to the region’s failing mental health services.

Patients in Norfolk and Waveney could soon be chatting to their GP on an app on their mobile phone instead of having to make a face-to-face appointment.

A north Norfolk care home which “consistently failed to sustain improvements” has been closed down by authorities.

A trio of siblings and their parents are now enjoying biking with their little sister after she received a special needs trike.

A Norfolk MP, who has said the UK could be waiting until 2022 for a social care funding system, has described the needs of the elderly in his constituency as “particularly acute”.

Elderly residents found in their own faeces, a lack of food and no hot water.

Health bosses have been urged to listen to how patients want to see mental health services change as they decide on a future for the region’s troubled provision.

“You have to wait for someone to recover or to die to get help.”

The owners of a mid-Norfolk eatery have got behind an initiative to help people living with dementia.

Health bosses have admitted a plan to overhaul services published in 2016 was “over optimistic” as it was revealed the budget for Norfolk and Waveney was £96m behind where it should be.

The mother of a four-year-old boy who has been given just days to live has said she is “lost for words” after hundreds took to social media to show their support.

Questions have been raised over the number of GPs available out of hours in Norfolk, Waveney, and Wisbech.

Photo journalist Maurice Gray shares his personal journey with us, from diagnosis onwards.

A north Norfolk father is raising money for a mental health charity and completing two marathons just two weeks apart.

A woman has told of her “utter dismay” at a Norfolk care home’s failure to improve standards, six years after neglect allegations prompted a police probe.

A £22,000 facelift has turned a community hospital day room into a welcoming space where patients and visitors can relax and reminisce.

A dementia group has reached a new milestone after becoming a registered charity, which means it can now benefit from a variety of tax reliefs.

Prince William says the support of his East Anglian Air Ambulance colleagues helped stop him sliding down a “slippery slope” towards mental health problems.

A staff member at an inadequate north Norfolk care home told inspectors nothing was done about “an insane lack of food”.