News and reports

Amanda, a Patient Liaison Assistant (PLA) at Denmark Street Surgery, more commonly known as a Doctors Receptionist shares how their job title has recently been changed to try and relay to patients what their job involves.

Mental Health North East (MHNE) share two publications, the winter edition of their Reach Out North East Newsletter produced completely by young people and children and 100 years of progress Women's Conference Report.

The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941.

Arcus are currently looking for volunteers, if you are interested and can commit some of your valuable time they'd love to hear from you.

SignHealth are a unique service in England that provides support to Deaf people who are experiencing or having witnessed domestic abuse. They are a diverse team of qualified Deaf IDVAs that support clients over 16yrs of any gender or sexuality.

Friends and families of prisoners in north east prisons are invited to join upcoming virtual Visitors Voice group meetings, organised by Nepacs, taking place for prisons in the north east.

North East Autism Society have a virtual support hub available for parent, carers and their family members offering zoom webinars, LIVE Q & A sessions and virtual support group sessions.

Kids Kabin is looking to appoint a Project Worker for its new Middlesbrough project.

Divya Chadha Manek from the UK Vaccine Taskforce addresses their concerns in English. For those who may not have English as a first language, doctors have also answered the questions in five languages: Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil and Urdu.

Concessionary bus pass holders in Darlington are being asked to come forward with details of any changes to their personal details as the council prepares for the renewal of around 14,000 passes which are set to expire at the end of March 2021.

The Government have launched a new code word scheme, where if you are experiencing domestic abuse and need immediate help, you can ask for ‘ANI’ in any participating pharmacy.

Nepacs – a long standing north east charity which supports prisoners’ families - delivers a range of services to support children and families impacted by imprisonment at prisons, court and in the community.