NHS Norfolk and Waveney is urging everyone to be more aware of the facts about HIV, and act on that knowledge, as World AIDS Day takes place on Thursday 1 December 2011.

The UK theme for World AIDS Day is Act Aware. The aims are to ensure that we all know more about HIV so we can take care of our health and that of others, and also to end prejudice against people who have the virus.

There is no cure for HIV, but treatment can keep the virus under control and the immune system healthy.

While people living with HIV have a potentially shortened lifespan there is now clear evidence, that with early intervention and medical treatment, they can live long and productive lives.

Anyone who is sexually active or uses injecting equipment is at risk of acquiring HIV.

There are more than 90,000 people with HIV in the UK and there are about 6,000-7,000 new diagnoses every year.

More heterosexual people than gay men were diagnosed with HIV in 2007: more than 1 in 10 new diagnosis were among young people and 5% of people diagnosed were over 55.

Jonathan Williams, an Assistant Director of Public Health at NHS Norfolk and Waveney, said: "HIV can be passed on through infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids, sharing injecting equipment, or breast milk. One of the most common ways that the virus is passed on is by having sex without a condom with someone living with HIV.

"Free condoms are available at sexual health clinics a GP surgeries and via the C-Card scheme, visit www.norfolk.nhs.uk or www.gywpct.nhs.uk for more details."

Allison Chaplin, HIV commissioner for NHS Norfolk and Waveney, added: "Within NHS Norfolk & Waveney there are more than 450 people living with HIV  and we continue to support these patients and those whom support and  care for them by providing access to a wide variety of services.

“Services such as EAST in Norfolk and the Terrence Higgins Trust in Waveney support those people from the initial diagnosis to enabling people to self manage their condition to improve their physical and emotional well being."

For more details about HIV, visit www.tht.org.uk or www.HIVaware.org.uk

Visit the World AIDS Day website at: www.worldaidsday.org

Produced by the English movie pioneer R.W. Paul, this version of 'A Christmas Carol' is the earliest surviving adaptation of Dickens' work on film. The only known print, held by the BFI, is incomplete, but manages to tell enough of the story for it to be recognisable.

This first cinematic excursion into Dickens' most popular tale was an ambitious undertaking at the time. Not only did it attempt to tell an 80 page story in five minutes, but it featured impressive trick effects, superimposing Marley's face over the door knocker and the scenes from his youth over a black curtain in Scrooge's bedroom. (Ewan Davidson)

He and his partner Keira represent Norfolk in competitions throughout the British Isles. Currently he is third in the UK, and Keira is fourth. If he wins they will spend the time intensely training and hopefully can make Norfolk even more proud of them and put it on the map as a major venue for kitesurfing.

How to vote: You need to vote via Facebook – go to the Breo Facebook website

https://www.facebook.com/Breoofficial?sk=app_175062912584011

go to the Breo time of your life top 50 webpage, find Jack’s photo (the cheesy grin beardy kitesurfer fourth row down, first on the left), click on it, put your email address in and click vote. Then go to your email and find the confirmation email from Breo, on that there will be a link to verify your vote.

Everyone who votes will be put in a prize draw to win one of ten watches so you have nothing to lose!

Voting ends midday Wednesday 30th November 2011

Volunteer required to assist with Side by Side - Creative activities for family carers and cared for.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in working within the community arts sector to gain some hands on experience working alongside professional artists.

Commitment: 6 weekly half-day sessions initially. After a short gap these will be followed by 3 weekly half-day sessions and a trip/outing.

Roles and Responsibilities:

· To support and assist artist-led sessions

  - Attending all artists led sessions to support Artist and participants

  - Helping Artists set up before the sessions and clear away after

  - Helping to make tea and coffee

  - Contacting participants before sessions to check that they will be attending

  - Assisting with Suffolk Artlink’s evaluation methods

· Volunteer will work in Lowestoft or Bury St Edmunds

· Travel expenses will be reimbursed

· Volunteer will report to Suffolk Artlink’s Project Officer

· Full CRB will be conducted

· Start date: End of January 2012. Dates to be confirmed.

Please send a letter of interest to Suffolk Artlink outlining your relevant experience by 5pm on the 8th December.

Phone interviews will be conducted the following week.

Suffolk Artlink is a participatory arts charity, which works with disadvantaged people.

Suffolk Artlink is committed to safeguarding and as such this volunteer opportunity is subject to a CRB check.

Suffolk Artlink is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all members of the community regardless of disability, ethnicity, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation.

Please send letters of interest to:

Bridie Bedingfield, Project Officer, Suffolk Artlink, 1 Miles Ward Court, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8AY

or by email to: bridie@suffolkartlink.org.uk

www.suffolkartlink.org.uk
 

NHS Norfolk and Waveney is asking people what they think of a new “framework” to support equality, diversity, human rights and community cohesion.

The Equality Delivery System (EDS) Outcomes Framework for 2011 – 2013 is the subject of a 90-day public consultation since Monday, 5 September 2011. The consultation will close on Sunday, 4 December 2011.

Jennifer Downie, Equality and Diversity Manager, said: “NHS Norfolk and Waveney is committed to developing an organisational culture that promotes Equality and Diversity.

“It sets out who we are and why equality, diversity, human rights and community cohesion are important to us. We value feedback from our patients and the public, so please take this opportunity to have your say, during the last few days of the consultation.”

How to get involved

A copy of the Equality Delivery System Outcomes Framework 2011-2013 can be downloaded from both the NHS Norfolk and the NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney websites by using the links below. There is also an ‘Easy Read’ version of the document available. A short questionnaire is included at the back of the document to enable you to express your views. The questionnaire can also be completed online:

http://www.norfolk.nhs.uk - ‘have your say’ pages

http://www.gywpct.nhs.uk - ‘your voice’ pages

Paper copies of the document are available. Please telephone Caroline Howarth, NHS Norfolk Engagement Manager, on 01603 595842, to request a copy.

Driving every day and seeing and meeting a lot of risk takers with their driving. It is noticeable that still a lot of drivers and passengers are failing to wear seat belts.

It is so important to wear seat belts and important to know and understand what actually develops through out a crash, I do hope this following story is not too graphic...



Yes first collision involves the car, this causes the car to buckle and bend as it impacts and comes to a stop.

This takes YES a one tenth of a second, yes that's really fast isn't ??

The front of the car absorbs a little of the crash and cushions the rest of the vehicle during this it results in the passenger compartment coming to a more gradual halt than the front.


Yes this we call the Human collision this is where the occupants of the vehicle hit some part of the vehicle.

During the moment of impact the occupants not wearing seat belts are still traveling at the vehicles original speed.

Yes within only split seconds after the vehicle comes to a complete stop the occupants not wearing their belts will be impacted into the steering wheel, windscreen or other parts of the interior, we must also remember another factor in human collision and this is person to person impact resulting in very serious injuries.

Passengers not wearing seat belts collide with other people in the vehicle and it is not unusual for passengers in the rear to strike and injure passengers in the front or vice versa.

Failing to wear seat belts make everyone in the vehicle a flying object so it is so important for passengers to wear seat belts and the second collision becomes much less of a factor to severe injury.


This is known as the internal collision because even after the passengers body comes to a complete stop the person internal organs are still moving forward these organs hit each other or within the skeleton frame work, it is this internal collision which causes so much serious and fatal injuries.

We never can control when human factors come together when vehicles may hit but we must always be prepared, so to recap it is so important seat belts are warn by all drivers and passengers.

When you look in the childrens bedroom tonight and they are sleeping, when you look and talk to all the family, or friends everyone who travels with you is this not the motivation you should take to make sure they are all belted up when you are driving.