The number of all adult general and acute beds occupied by Covid-19 patients is now below 1pc across all three hospitals.
This has prompted union bosses to urge the government to once address fair pay for workers, with warnings some nursing staff may choose to leave the profession once the pandemic is over.
UNISON Eastern regional secretary Tim Roberts said: “Every winter is tough in the NHS, but these last few months have put NHS workers through the wringer.
“Hospitals may be slowly winding down Covid facilities, but staff now have a year of missed and delayed appointments to catch up on before they can start to think about a rest.
Published:
12:00 PM April 10, 2021
The Queen Elizabeth, James Paget and Norfolk and Norwich will partially ease visiting restrictions from April 12.
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Norfolk s hospitals are partially lifting restrictions to allow patients to have a daily visitor for one hour from Monday.
All three of the region s trusts have announced the visits for inpatients only will come into effect from Monday, the same day as the next phase of the government s lockdown easing measures.
Across the three trusts, visitors must follow social distancing, wear face coverings unless exempt, and book their appointment through the designated booking services.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH), patients will be able to nominate one named visitor to visit them during their stay, and the nominated individual will be required to bring proof of a negative Covid-19 test result no older than 72 hours before the day of the visit.
He asked the trust to recognised the triangle of care and involve carers in the process of treatment and discharge plans set out between the patient and their clinician.
Ruby Allen, the trust s patient engagement and experience facilitator, said training had been put in place and in the future carers names would be added to its electronic patient records.
Miss Allen said: We recognise that young carers are not identified or acknowledged as consistently as adult carers at the trust. We have identified we need to raise awareness of who young carers are and the support we should be providing to enable them to continue in their caring role.
Zayne (centre) with his family, mum Cheri, brother Jochen, sister Kira, and dad Karl.
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She praised the amazing staff at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for treating Zayne.
Mrs Howard added: Not one Easter egg has touched his lips yet. Since Monday he has been on a drip all the way through.
Zayne s friend bought him a toy monkey George to help with his recovery in hospital.
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Zayne Howard, nine, was found to have campylobacter - a bacteria caused by contaminated food and water.
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The family raised their concerns on social media in case others experienced symptoms that could be mistaken for Covid-19 and with Norwich City Council which carries out food hygiene inspections.
Published:
6:00 AM April 9, 2021
Updated:
7:55 AM April 9, 2021
James Robinson, 46, was fined £60 for taking 16 seconds to drop his partner off at the N&N hospital
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A man fined £60 for taking 16 seconds to drop his NHS worker partner off at the hospital has called the charge a stealth tax on care workers .
James Robinson, 46 and from Norwich, pulled over on Rosalind Franklin Road near the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for 16 seconds on March 17 while his partner, a healthcare assistant, quickly jumped out to attend her NHS training course.
Mr Robinson, who lost his appeal over the charge, said they decided he would drop her off to save money on parking, with a day s parking at the hospital costing £12.