Resources

This page features additional resources and information about projects, initiatives and campaigns within health and social care in Norfolk.

Smoking and Vaping

In 2023, Norfolk’s then Director of Public Health, Stuart Lines, published an independent report focusing on smoking and vaping habits in the county. It sets...

Skin cream safety

  Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service has issued advice and information about the safety of some skin creams called emollients. It says it is important...

Shared Care Record

Have you had enough of repeating yourself over and over again in health and social care settings? Have you wondered why those looking after you...

PSIRF – what does it mean to you?

    If you, or one of your loved one, is involved in an incident on a ward, this is now looked into in a...

Planned care patient standards

The NHS has published guidance on the minimum standards patients and carers should expect following a referral to hospital for planned care (also known as...

Patient Participation Groups

You may have heard about a Patient Participation Group or PPG, but what is it, how can you get involved, and what do they do?...

NHS Health Check

This page contains information about two different ways of checking your health. If you are aged between 40 and 74 and live in Norfolk, you...

NHS 111

If you need medical advice in an emergency, the NHS 111 service can help in a number of ways. This page provides information on how...

Electric heater safety

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service has issued a set of guidelines which can help people stay safe when using electric heaters. Their advice is: Keep...