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16th June 2023

A summer of Pride

Celebrating Pride month: Ashley Ho, the new co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Staff Network, tells us why Pride is important to them.  

8th June 2023

Wymondham Health Centre has been given a makeover thanks to a generous donation from a local former patient

The donation was kindly left within a legacy to Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust’s Charitable Fund. The fund uses donations to provide equipment and services that are above and beyond those funded by the NHS and make a genuine difference to patients.

7th June 2023

NCH&C is commissioning an artist to create outdoor artwork to mark the celebration of NHS75

We’re looking for bold, engaging, and colourful designs that sum up the pride and gratitude we have for the NHS in the form of a mural. They will be used to decorate areas at a number of our community sites this year to mark 75 amazing years of the National Health Service.

5th June 2023

Celebrating our NCH&C volunteers this Volunteers’ Week

Throughout the first week in June (1-7), we’re celebrating Volunteers’ Week: an annual opportunity to shine a spotlight on the valuable contribution made by our volunteer colleagues, and to thank them for all they do.

15th May 2023

New video explores NCH&C’s patient-centred specialist neurological rehab care and support

The multi-disciplinary team at The Colman Centre for Specialist Rehabilitation Services has worked on a new video about the services they provide to patients with complex acquired brain damage and non-progressive neurological conditions.

12th May 2023

Celebrating International Nurses’ Day 2023

"I am so proud of what our nurses continue to do at NCH&C and want to extend my heartfelt thanks, once again, to you all." Read the message NCH&C's Director of Nursing and Quality has sent to all its nursing staff on International Nurses' Day 2023.

12th May 2023

Take a Moment to talk about end of life and palliative care at NCH&C

For over 40 years, NCH&C staff have provided specialist palliative and end-of-life care for patients in Norfolk at Priscilla Bacon Lodge (PBL) at The Colman Hospital. As the team prepares to move to a brand new purpose built hospice, Charlotte Shaw, Quality Matron at PBL, talks about the importance of having a good death.

9th May 2023

This week we're raising awareness of Hospice UK's campaign to encourage people to talk about death, dying and grief in the workplace. By talking with those around you, you can help make sure that our workplaces are properly set up to support people who are ill, who are caring for those around them, or who have lost someone close to them.

9th May 2023

Mulberry Garden opens to benefit patients at Norfolk Community Hospital

On Tuesday 9 May, the long-awaited Mulberry Garden at Norwich Community Hospital (NCH) was officially opened by the trust chair, Lynda Thomas. Patients and staff from Alder and Beech wards at NCH enjoyed a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening, as well as cake in the new garden.

26th April 2023

How can you be more neuro-inclusive?

Around 15% of the UK population is thought to have a neurodiversity so it's essential that we all look at the way our workplaces are set up. Dr Stephanie Summers, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for our Neurodevelopmental Service, talks about what NCH&C is doing and offers advice on how others can be more neuro-inclusive.