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Dementia Friendly Darlington share their latest news and some of the ways they're working to make Darlington and surrounding areas dementia friendly. -
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Tees Valley Museums, working with Teesside Dementia Link Services, based in Stockton, have produced the first of a series of ‘Talking Tees Valley Activity Packs’, featuring the story of Christmas objects from different museums around the Tees Valley. -
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Darlington Dementia Advice & Support Team share their latest Newsletter, information on their new Carer’s course, an updated local services dementia directory for those affected by dementia and their most recent service referral form. -
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Throughout the pandemic Sarah Furness a Wellness Co-ordinator at Anchor care homes has been producing ‘Embrace’ – ‘a hug’ in the form of a mini magazine for their care home residents. She has now shared it so that other people can enjoy it. -
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Unforgettable Experiences provide live, creative and interactive sessions online, for older people, including technical assistance through the support of our Digital Activity Buddies. Find out about their latest courses available for older people. -
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Bradbury House Wellbeing Centre has reopened for bookings, providing respite day care for older people and for people with mild to moderate dementia. -
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Darlington Dementia Advice & Support Team share their latest news in the April edition of their newsletter which includes lots of helpful information about the support they offer. -
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If you, your organisation, business, or service are interested in becoming a Dementia Friend, Dementia Friendly Darlington are hosting a public online Dementia Friends information session on Thursday 6th May 2021. -
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Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Action Week is a national event that sees the public coming together to take action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia.
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The Alzheimer's Society are looking for an exceptional individual to join their Dementia Support Team predominately covering Tees Valley Hambleton and Richmondshire area. -
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The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Adviser and Support service in Darlington brings you their July newsletter to update you on current local services. Please remember they are there for everyone affected by dementia!
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The July bulletin concentrates on dementia, there is a mixture of experiences recorded in the stories and links of places to go for support and help if needed as well as the usual selection of news and stories from throughout the region. -
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Let's talk about dementia - This World Alzheimer's Month, the Alzheimer's Society are highlighting the importance of talking about dementia. -
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Dementia Friendly Darlington share their latest newsletter which includes details of their upcoming Dementia Friends session on Thursday 23rd September, become a Dementia Friend for World Alzheimer’s Month 2021. -
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Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of people affected by dementia? Do you want a career where every day is different and full of reward? The Tees Valley Dementia Support Service are looking for a Dementia Adviser. -
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NQA Foodbank C.I.C have teamed up with Darlington Gaming Club and Dementia UK to host a "Raise Your Game" event to help raise awareness of dementia.
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Please see below downloads for the Alzheimer's Society most recent newsletter and referral form -
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Please find below DSP Winter 2021 Newsletter. This newsletter can also be accessed here https://darlington-safeguarding-partnership.co.uk/ -
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The more people are aware of these local services, the better support people can access to live well with dementia. -
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The aim of the research is to select and culturally adapt a therapy for Urdu speaking British South Asians with mild to moderate dementia. -
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CQC's Because We All Care campaign, jointly launched with Healthwatch England, encourages more people to speak up and feedback about their or a loved one’s care. -
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NQB's guidance on SQGs had now been published. All Integrated Care Systems are required to have a System Quality Group, focused on enabling quality improvement across the health and care system. -
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Healthwatch Darlington helps people have their say about health & care services in the town. Your experiences will provide us with a complete picture of the last 2 years of the pandemic. -
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Healthwatch Darlington look forward to welcoming you to our March meeting via Zoom. Our guest speakers are Lisa Taylor and Siobhan Flynn from the North East and North Cumbria VCSE Partnership Programme. -
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Inclusion North are working with Learning Disability England, Difference North East and British Institute of Human Rights to ask the Ministerial Oversight Group on Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to involve people with lived experience. -
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A fortnightly round-up of all the latest news and events on integrating health and care across the country, including examples of best practice from NHS, local government and voluntary sector partnerships. -
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Thursday 24th March 10am to 11.30 am - SPECIAL OPENING OF HAUGHTON METHODIST CHURCH CAFÉ! -
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Healthwatch Darlington wanted to explore the experiences of local people at each stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report highlights three important milestones:
Pre vaccine experiences, Vaccine experiences, Post vaccine experiences. -
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We are pleased to invite you to our next DOT meeting on Thursday 15th September 2022 10am to 12pm via Zoom - joining details on the agenda below.
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Living with Dementia? Need some peer support to help you adjust to your diagnosis? There is now a growing Dementia Voice Darlington group set up by Lorraine Dunn who is living with Dementia.
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Age UK North Yorkshire and Darlington are looking to recruit compassionate individuals with lived experience of dementia care to provide peer support to unpaid carers in the Darlington area. -
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Are you aged 16-25? Want to make a difference to the way health and care services are run for people your age? You could be the perfect fit to become a Youthwatch Volunteer! -
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Darlington Borough Council are introducing Games for the Brain, to enable people living with Dementia to remain physically active and enjoy activities they previously used to. -
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Healthwatch North Tyneside have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Support Officer to join their staff team. -
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With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones. -
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The Alzheimer's Society have released their information card detailing Community Dementia Services & Support available in Darlington.
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We're delighted to introduce our 'How did it go for you?' survey for 2023, asking for your thoughts on how health and care services have been for you recently. -
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The DEEP Network is always seeking new members to join their network of more than 80 groups across the UK. -
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Living with Dementia? Recently Diagnosed? Need some peer support to help you adjust to your diagnosis? There is now a growing Dementia Voice Darlington group at Firthmoor Community Centre. -
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Can you help Newcastle University to adapt a health app for people living with dementia? -
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Dementia Action Week is Alzheimer’s Society biggest and longest running awareness campaign encouraging people across the UK to ‘Act on dementia’. -
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If you have a complaint to make about a healthcare service, knowing the correct procedure can be tricky. So how do you make a complaint? -
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Darlington social prescribers are hosting their first ‘WELL’ Being event at The Well Methodist Church, 164 North Road, Darlington, DL1 2EL on Tuesday 1st August 2023 between 11am-2pm. -
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No matter what size of group or organisation, we would like to hear what challenges you are facing and what support and funding would help you and those you support in the future. -
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to appoint 2 Non-Executive Directors to join their Board. -
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust gives notice that it is holding elections to the Council of Governors for a 3-year term commencing 1st December 2023. -
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North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and Public Health would love to hear from women, and those who identify as women about how health services work for them in their new survey.