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Children 'not receiving mental health support'

Children's mental health problems are increasing in Suffolk. PA/PA Wire

Mental Health

Dominic Bareham

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Children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, as an NHS Trust revealed that pressures caused by Covid-19 are leading to longer waiting times for treatment.
The trust does not have records of a Covid-19 vaccination for roughly 17pc of staff.

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Anti-vaxxer label could stop people getting jab - health chief

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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Bury St Edmunds protest march in October, 2021

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Nearly 30% drop in Suffolk dentists taking NHS work

Mariam Ghaemi

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Ipswich, Colchester and West Suffolk hospitals are treating 178 Covid patients between them

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Fall in number of Covid patients at Suffolk and north Essex hospitals

Matthew Earth

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Shoppers in Norwich staying safe in face masks. Picture: Sonya Duncan

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How are England's Covid restrictions changing after Plan B?

Robbie Nichols

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Children in Suffolk and north Essex are now eligible for a Covid vaccine

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Unvaccinated care and health workers could change roles

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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The number of young people testing positive for Covid in Suffolk has been revealed (file photo)

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Almost 2,500 young people in Suffolk test positive for Covid in a week

Matthew Earth

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West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock will find life outside government very different.

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Put health into Suffolk's devolution deal says Matt Hancock

Paul Geater

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File photo dated 30/11/2021 of Health Secretary Sajid Javid who has announced Hotel quarantine for t

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'We must learn to live with Covid' says health secretary on Plan B's end

Grace Piercy

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Dr Ed Garratt, chief executive of the Suffolk and North East Essex ICS

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End of Plan B 'gives us hope for normal future', Suffolk health leader says

Matthew Earth

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement ahead of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of C

Plan B measures to be scrapped across England

Owen Sennitt

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Residents in Suffolk have been asked to "pull together" to reverse the current rise in coronavirus cases (stock image)...

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All Suffolk districts continue to see drop in number of Covid cases

Johnny Griffith

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Suffolk and north Essex's latest Covid infection rates have been revealed

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Interactive map reveals the Suffolk postcodes with the highest Covid rates

Matthew Earth

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Ipswich Hospital is seeing a rising number of Covid patients

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24 new Covid-related deaths in Suffolk - highest figure since last February

Matthew Earth

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NHS trusts pay out £80m in compensation for maternity negligence

Dominic Bareham

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Sajid Javid was made Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the January

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Covid self-isolation period to be cut to five days

Grace Piercy

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Young couple and male agent wearing face masks while looking a new real estate.

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Covid cases starting to drop - parts of Suffolk record decreases

Dominic Bareham

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People who test positive on lateral flows no longer need PCR

Robbie Nichols

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Ipswich hospital sign, and inset Neill Moloney, acting chief executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Private hospitals to help NHS find extra beds if Omicron surge hits Suffolk

Angus Williams

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Cath Pickles in Southwold PHOTO: Nick Butcher

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Suffolk third-party victim service started 2 years ago only one in country

Charlotte Mclaughlin

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Nadhim Zahawi in the House of Commons

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Government minister supports cutting Covid self-isolation to five days

Sean Galea-Pace

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Shoppers hit Ipswich High Street on the Monday November 2nd ahead of the second national lockdown.

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Mapped: The neighbourhoods with the highest Covid rates in Suffolk

Johnny Griffith

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A nurse prepares a coronavirus vaccine  to be given to a health and care staff member

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Huge response to booster programme in Suffolk - 83% eligible get jabs so...

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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The Covid vaccine rollout has continued in Suffolk

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Mapped: How many people have been vaccinated in your neighbourhood?

Matthew Earth

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Health bosses confident of getting through Covid winter pressures

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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A person receiving a Covid-19 jab

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Growing concern over Covid cases in over 60s in Suffolk

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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A sign informing customers that there are no lateral flow test kits available a Boots Pharmacy in Bracknell, Berkshire.

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Explained: New PCR test rules brought in as Omicron cases surge

Grace Piercy

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West Suffolk Hospital declares 'internal critical incident' as Covid surges

Matthew Earth

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus (Covi

'We have a chance to ride it out' - PM says no new restrictions planned

Owen Sennitt

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Secondary school pupils in masks

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What are the new Covid rules as pupils return to school?

Grace Piercy

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