Articles about health from Norfolk County Council
Health and council leaders have endorsed a Neighbourhood Plan that aims to join up local services around individual residents rather than making people navigate separate organisations. The plan will move into a phased rollout across Norfolk and Waveney during 2026/27.
Source: Integrated Care Partnership
Norfolk's health partnership has agreed to make its Mental Health Summit an annual event and to expand the Mindful Norfolk programme across the whole county. The initiative trains everyday community figures — such as pub landlords, hairdressers, and sports coaches — to have supportive conversations about mental health.
Source: Integrated Care Partnership
Norfolk's Health and Wellbeing Board has backed Year Two of the county's Autism Strategy, which extends specialist training, grows library support groups and helps autistic people find work. The plan runs from August 2025 to July 2026.
Source: Health and Wellbeing Board
Almost one in three Norfolk residents will be aged 65 or over within 15 years, a new public health report warns. While overall life expectancy in Norfolk is above the England average, healthy life expectancy is not — and people in poorer areas face shorter, less healthy lives.
Source: Health and Wellbeing Board
Norfolk's Better Care Fund programme is meeting national targets, with 85% of patients leaving hospital on their discharge-ready date and fewer older people moving into long-term residential care. The board has signed off the Quarter 3 report and begun planning for 2026-27.
Source: Health and Wellbeing Board
Norfolk's Health and Wellbeing Board has endorsed a new Population Health and Commissioning Strategy covering 2026 to 2031, which will guide NHS decisions across a proposed combined Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board. The strategy focuses on prevention, reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Source: Health and Wellbeing Board
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service has adopted a new five-year plan that standardises emergency response times to 10 minutes for any incident where lives may be at risk. Cabinet endorsed the plan at its March meeting, with Full Council expected to formally adopt it later in the month.
Source: Cabinet
Norfolk's Director of Public Health has presented her annual report to Cabinet, warning that nearly a third of the county's population will be aged over 65 by 2040. The report calls for action on preventing conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and falls to help people live healthier lives for longer.
Source: Cabinet