News and reports

Due to demand across pockets of the Northeast and North Cumbria, MECC are going to offer a further virtual Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Train the Trainer course.

Grants are available for charitable organisations who are receiving, or wishing to receive, referrals through the NHS Waiting Well Programme in County Durham and Tees Valley.

Live music and entertainment will fill Darlington town centre this summer thanks to sponsorship from YouFibre.

The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund is now open for applications via the National Lottery Community Fund.

'Ensuring Patient Safety: Safeguarding Patients and the Importance of Interpreters in Healthcare' is a webinar that will include a short Deaf Awareness session focused on clinical practices.

Darlington Borough Council are working with Outdoor Ambition Ltd to introduce a timetable of free outdoor activities for children aged 7-12 to enjoy during the summer holidays.

A government report says more needs to be done quickly to help people gain access to NHS dentistry after a BBC investigation found nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK were not accepting new adult patients.

A new service called 'The Hive' is opening for people with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder and Physical disabilities.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are pleased to announce that the draft skin cancer (update) quality standard consultation period is now open.

2 new initiatives have been introduced by Darlington Football Club Foundation - Think with your feet on Tuesdays and Youth football on Thursdays.

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (RSACC) for Darlington and Co. Durham has just launched a new volunteer recruitment campaign.

NHS England has published their monthly waiting time data, with stats covering elective care, cancer, and A&E.