News and reports

The results of the latest annual survey of hospital inpatients published today (9 September) by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reveal that patient satisfaction levels have improved slightly in the past year with a greater number of respondents rating their overall experience as nine or ten out of ten. However, the results still indicate that many aspects of inpatient care are worse than pre pandemic and show that waiting times and access to treatment are a continued frustration. 

Nepacs deliver a range of services to support children and families impacted by imprisonment at prisons, court and in the community. To help raise awareness of the needs of prisoners’ families and how agencies can support them they deliver Hidden Sentence training and awareness sessions to professionals from health, local authorities, education, criminal justice and the voluntary sector.

This winter Be wise, immunise with a free flu vaccine! The NHS is recommending the flu vaccine for those most at risk of serious illness to help stop the spread of flu.

We're delighted to announce the next Darlington Organisations Together meeting is taking place on Thursday 2 October and your community organisation is invited!

Recovery Connections are holding a Recovery Walk and Inclusive Recovery Cities event on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. 

Parents and carers are being remined that 'it's never too late to catch up' and urged to ensure their children have both doses of the MMR vaccine to avoid the 'real risk' of a measles outbreak.

This month is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month and The Eve Appeal will be raising awareness of cancer risk factors.

Thanks to a grant award from Awards for All, Tees Valley Rural Action are recruiting for a Business Development Officer to support their Community Transport service.

The team at Learning and Skills have a range of new courses, beginning in September.

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust would like to make everyone aware of their commitment to being a smoke-free trust.

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology are looking to support eligible organisations across England, providing a range of individual grants to fund locally delivered, highly tailored and targeted interventions that meet the needs of digitally excluded people.

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.