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Learning & Skills Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Vacancy
Learning & Skills currently have a vacancy for an Apprentice Care Assistant at Moorlands Care Home. For more information please contact Learning...
County Durham Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service Offers Tips to ‘Keep Calm at Christmas’
A new campaign offering advice to vulnerable people and party goers to “Keep calm at Christmas”, has been launched. Throughout December, the County...
NHS Healthy Ageing and Healthy Caring Guides
It can be harder for older people to stay fit and well throughout the colder months. It’s important that older people and their families and carers...
Newsletter Issue 3
Latest Newsletter from Healthwatch Darlington http://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Newsletter%20Issue%203.pdf
Patient experience of endoscopy services
Have you ever had an endoscopy, such as a colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy ? If the answer is yes, then the charity Bowel Cancer UK need your help. Bowel Cancer UK want to hear about your experience of endoscopy services, whether it was good or bad. You can do so by filling out our survey...
Big Community Switch - Changing Energy Suppliers
The Big Community switch is a new initiative which will take place three times a year, supporting individuals to search for the very best energy deals by taking part in an online quotation auction. As soon as the results are known then individual have a period where they can accept the best deal...
World Mental Health Day
Just a little reminder folks, that the big Mental Health day is nearly upon us. October the 5th, at Grey's Monument, Newcastle . 10am-4pm Loads of stuff will be happening, we've got the whole pop-up village thing going on with a cinema, tea-shop, etc. and we've got a splendid line-up of...
Community Innovation Fund
Dragon’s Den approach for Darlington health projects funding A local health group is using a Dragon’s Den-style approach to identify worthy health projects in Darlington. Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the organisation responsible for planning and buying the majority of health...
Learning Disability Annual Healthchecks
Do you have a learning disability or do you care for someone who does? Are you worried about attending your Annual Health Check? Gateshead CCG have paid for a video to be created to show you what happens in a health check so that you can see it is nothing to worry about. Click on the link below and...
RNIB patient survey
News from the Royal National Institute of Blind People Royal National Institute of Blind People advocates for patient centred care; as part of that work we're currently conducting a survey to capture the experiences of people who have been diagnosed and treated for eye conditions such as...
Local Eye Test Week
In the spirit of partnership working, we’re keen to support colleagues in the new North East and Cumbria Eye Health Network in their efforts to promote next week’s National Eye Health Week which runs from 16th-22nd of September, with the aim of encouraging people to have regular sight...
Special Edition Newsletter
Read our Special Edition Newsletter following on from the Your Health, Your Town, Your Say Event, held on the 10th July http://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Special%20Edition%20Your%20Health%2C%20Your%20Town%2C%20Your%20Say.pdf
Seen Valued Heard Project 2013/2014
Working together to tackle disability harassment and hate crime What’s it all about? Many people with learning disabilities have experienced disability harassment, crimes and hate crimes against them. The Equality and Human Rights Commission asked lots of people to tell them how organisations...
Celebrating Positive Practice in Co Durham and Darlington
19 September 2013, 10.00 am closing with lunch at approximately 1 pm (registration commences from 9.30 am there will be a market place of local information) http://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/about/docs/celebrating-positive-practice-co-durham-and-darlington
Consultation launch - children's and maternity services at The Friarage Hospital
Message on behalf of Vicky Pleydell, Chief Clinical Officer at NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group. As you may be aware, we will be launching the public consultation into children’s and maternity services at The Friarage Hospital on Monday 2 September. It will...
ICA Newsletter July-August
Read the latest Newsletter from ICA http://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/about/docs/ica-newsletter-july-august
Kings Fund: A Guide to the New NHS in England
A simple guide to the NHS in England. Watch this animation, which gives a whistle-stop tour of where the NHS is now – how the new organisations work and fit together – and explains that the system is as much a product of politics and circumstance as design. http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Calling all Volunteers
Volunteer Opportunities are coming soon. We would like to hear from all previous volunteers and new volunteers. Coming soon training and development for volunteers in administration, community engagement, Enter and View and signposting. A great way to get involved and develop your skills. Contact...
Arthritis Research UK
During National Arthritis Week 7th to 13th October, Arthritis Research UK is holding a Meet the Expert Lunch & lecture on Monday 7th October 2013 to raise awareness of the severe, but little-known, autoimmune condition called Sjögren’s syndrome and to raise funds towards regionally...
Healthwatch Darlington Newsletter - Issue 1
http://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/media/9334
ICA Newsletter
ICA Newsletter Issue 2 http://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/sites/default/files/ICA%20Enewsletter%20June%202013.pdf
