News and reports

Following an extensive national consultation process, NHS England national mental health team have announced that Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services will be renamed NHS Durham and Darlington Talking Therapies in our region.

The Cleveland Police BSL service was launched on 17th April. This makes it easier for Deaf BSL users to access their services.

NHS England have released the opening times for all pharmacies across the North East and North Cumbria for all May bank holidays.

Banks Group are making funds available for wind farms in areas within the Darlington Borough Council area.

The Smallwood Trust is delighted to share that they have been awarded £3.2 million in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, to support women in financial hardship.

VONNE have set up a bursary scheme to support Tees Valley VCSE organisations to get involved in the Become Green Together programme, which links organisations with experts to help put practical sustainability strategies together.

The Council for Disabled Children are looking for disabled young people and young people with special educational needs (SEN) aged 12 – 18 years old to be part of their young people’s advisory group FLARE.

More than 200,000 patient appointments for operations, outpatient clinics or community health appointments had to be rescheduled due to the recent 4-day junior doctors' strike, according to NHS England data.

On Tuesday 25th April at around 1300 hours (subject to IT) Durham Constabulary will switching from the DASH Risk Assessment to the Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment (DARA) for all incidents of domestic abuse recorded within the Durham policing area.

In the past week, the Care Quality Commission published 154 reports on services which have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors.

Funding Information North East (FINE) provides funding and finance opportunities for North East voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises (VCSE).

Do you know a young person age 16-25 who is ready for the next step? The Prince's Trust Darlington Team programme began on Tuesday 9th May at 207-209 Northgate, Darlington!