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Healthwatch Darlington are delighted to announce the next meeting of the mental health network will be on Tuesday 26 November, 10am to 12noon at the Edge Centre on Corporation Road in Darlington.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched its 10-Year Health Plan engagement exercise, Change NHS.

The Department for Education has launched the recruitment for a new chairperson of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

A new campaign aims to encourage adults aged 40 or over, or those with a family history of high cholesterol, and have not had a cholesterol check before or in the past 5 years, to get a check by contacting their GP surgery.

Does your organisation need some support in delivering services or activities in the community? Funding - administered by Groundwork - is now available from Comic Relief.

Have you or someone you care for received mental health or learning disability services from Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust?

The England Illegal money lending team are introducing a number of information sessions designed to give you the know-how to spot illegal money lending and learn about the agencies responsible for regulation and investigation.

Darlington Mind have a range of courses available weekly, based around Emotional Resilience taking place at St Hilda's House, Darlington.

The team at Primary Healthcare Darlington have a job vacancy available for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to be based at Forsyth House in Darlington.

16 October marks World Spine Day, an annual event recognised as the largest public health initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the global burden of spinal pain and disability.

Health literacy grants are available to organisations who want to make health literacy easier for the people they work with.