30 March 2021
Services supporting people in east and west Suffolk with common mental health presentations such as low mood and anxiety disorders are to be expanded.

30 March 2021
With the Met Office’s forecast of a high pollen count over the next few days, local health care professionals are offering some useful advice to those who suffer from a hay fever allergy.

25 March 2021
With health care services still under enormous pressure, people across Suffolk and north east Essex are being encouraged to be prepared and know what to do if they or a family member feels unwell over the Easter weekend.

19 March 2021
In line with national guidance, appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations are now being offered to eligible, unpaid carers in Suffolk and north east Essex within priority cohort 6.

17 March 2021
This week’s Social Prescribing Day (March 18) is a celebration of east Suffolk’s hugely successful, nationally recognized social prescribing initiative, Connect for Health, which has supported an estimated over 6000 people since its inception two and a half years ago.

16 March 2021
The next meeting of the Governing Body of NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group will take place on Tuesday March 23 from 9.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

09 March 2021
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG and Ipswich Buses have joined forces to launch a mobile COVID-19 vaccination facility.

23 February 2021
Another virtual community event will take place this week – enabling local people to put their questions about COVID-19 and the vaccination programme to a panel of health and care experts.

17 February 2021
The next meeting of the Primary Care Commissioning Committee for east Suffolk will take place virtually on Tuesday February 23.

10 February 2021
A new social media initiative has been launched locally which aims to debunk the myths around the Covid-19 vaccine and encourage everyone who is invited for vaccination to take up the offer.

05 February 2021
Health and care leaders across Suffolk and north east Essex say plans are in place at vaccination sites and centres to deal with forecasted snow over the coming weekend.

03 February 2021
Independent providers of health and care services in east and west Suffolk and north east Essex are invited to register to receive the Covid-19 vaccination.

03 February 2021
Everyone invited to have a Covid-19 vaccination is asked to bring a copy of their NHS number with them to their appointment.

29 January 2021

Latest figures reveal that 71% of the over 80s in the Suffolk and North East Essex ICS area have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination, a near doubling in numbers over last week’s figure of 36%.

26 January 2021

The first COVID-19 NHS large vaccination centre in Suffolk opens today (Tuesday 26 January).

26 January 2021
A new COVID-19 support service for health and care staff across Norfolk and Suffolk launched today, 25 January, to help them cope with the immense pressures of working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 January 2021
Community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations in east and west Suffolk are invited to apply for new grant funding for projects that will support people’s mental wellbeing and the further development of our new Suffolk community mental health model.

19 January 2021
The next meeting of the Governing Body of NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group will take place on Tuesday January 26 from 9.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

14 January 2021
A well-known health care professional in Ipswich has pledged his confidence in the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine and is urging everyone, including other members of Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, not to be afraid of having the vaccination.

13 January 2021

A virtual community event will be held for people in Suffolk and north east Essex (postcode areas CO1-CO16) to put their questions about the COVID-19 pandemic to a panel of experts from local health and care services and community leaders.

12 January 2021
A new era in services for carers in Suffolk begins from April 2021, with Suffolk Family Carers having been chosen to deliver a county-wide provision of support for adults, covering the next five years.

11 January 2021
A brand-new website has been launched which aims to offer residents of east and west Suffolk and north east Essex a single, comprehensive and accurate source of information about Covid-19 and vaccinations.

07 January 2021
The next wave of locations for Primary Care Network (PCN) vaccination sites have today been confirmed across the Suffolk and north east Essex Integrated Care System (ICS).