Category Archives: Norfolk
Plea for more support services after almost a third of Norfolk and Suffolk GPs say there is little point diagnosing dementia
Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance launch event in Norwich. Willie Cruickshank of Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance
.Photo: Steve Adams
Adam Gretton Health correspondent Friday, November 22, 2013
11:36 AM
Calls have been made to improve support for people with dementia after almost a third of Norfolk and Suffolk GPs surveyed said there was little point in diagnosing the condition because of a lack of support services.
NHS chiefs have called on the dementia diagnosis rate, which is currently around 40pc, to be raised to 66pc by 2015.
However, the results of a new survey by the Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance, revealed that 29pc of GPs questioned said that there was little point in diagnosing people with dementia because there were inadequate or no support services in their area. More than 100 GPs from across Norfolk and Suffolk responded to the questionnaire, which was coordinated by the University of East Anglia.
Bishop of Norwich set for fundraising ‘leap of faith’
The 30th anniversary of Norfolk charity the Matthew Project, which supports people with drug and alcohol issues across the county
Mock-up of Bishop of Norwich skydive
Mark Shields Friday, November 15, 2013
2:44 PM
The Bishop of Norwich is no stranger to leaps of faith.
One performed thousands of feet in the air with someone strapped to your back is rather a different matter.
But that is what the Rt Revd Graham James is preparing for, to mark the 30th anniversary of Norfolk charity the Matthew Project, which supports people with drug and alcohol issues across the county.
He said: “Christians have often spoken about taking a ‘leap of faith’. I’m doing so in a tandem sky dive next May as patron of the Matthew Project.
“When I came to Norwich 14 years ago it was one of the first local organisations to ask me to become its patron.
Minister calls for new mental health service targets
The introduction of hospital-style treatment targets would help address the “institutional bias” against mental health services, a health minister said.
Norman Lamb, MP for North Norfolk. Picture: Denise Bradley
Adam Gretton Health correspondent Saturday, November 2, 2013
7:00 AM
The introduction of hospital-style treatment targets would help address the “institutional bias” against mental health services, a health minister said.
Norman Lamb said he was determined to address the imbalance between physical health and mental health by bringing in new targets by the time of the next general election.
The North Norfolk MP and health minister yesterday said that hospitals had targets to treat patients needing non-emergency surgery within 18 weeks. However there were no similar targets or a payment by results system for mental health trusts.
Mr Lamb said that the introduction of targets would help to focus more NHS commissioner funding towards mental health services and it was “totally frustrating” how long it was taking to change things.
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