Tag Archive 'Norfolk'

The NHS in Norfolk and Great Yarmouth and Waverney is proposing to reduce its continuing healthcare costs by removing a patient’s right to receive care at home if a cheaper option is available.  The Trust has launched a consultation process recommending that continuing care is provided in a care home or hospice – the location [...]

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The Alzheimer’s Society Norwich and District branch has launched an appeal for items dating from the 1930s onwards to be donated for use in their reminiscence sessions. The charity is looking for items such as spare sewing boxes, toy cars, cigarette cards, tobacco packs and cameras, which are likely to trigger memories in dementia [...]

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Geordie and Glenda Todd care for their disabled son David, 45, full-time and rely on the specialist care offered by the nearby Birch Tree Care bungalows, reports the Lynn news website. NHS Norfolk now plans to close the bungalows, in line with guidance published in a 2007 Government white paper. The couple are [...]

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