News and reports

MoneySavingExpert.com has obtained data via Freedom of Information requests from the NHS Business Services Authority, showing 1,064,992 people paid for at least 12 individual prescriptions in 2021-22 instead of paying for a pre-payment certificate.

Nearly one in five adults (18 per cent) still doesn’t feel safe in public spaces, such as restaurants or public transport, because of Covid, according to a new report by a national think-tank.

Our friends at Kooth & Qwell have a number of online forums across the whole of the first month of the year for all ages!

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System are delighted to announce a funding application process has opened for VCSE organisations working with families in underserved communities.

Do you have a baby or toddler? Darlington Libraries are offering FREE Bookstart Rhymetime sessions for ages 0-1 and 1-4 at Cockerton Library every week during term time to encourage speech, language and a lifelong love of reading!

This is an invitation to attend the next online Reaching Out To Families meeting on Thursday 5th January at 10:30am until 12pm.

The wonderful team at Darlington Carers Support have revamped their website making it easier for you to access advice and support.

Healthwatch evidence helped persuade Committee to act.

In response to Healthwatch England's request for clearer communications on the impact of industrial action, NHS England has now published an FAQ to help answer common questions from the public.

Following reports that life-saving cancer care could be affected by strike action, Healthwatch England have written to the RCN asking for the issue to be clarified.

The Keystone Project is a pilot designed and delivered by Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (RSACC) to support those with parental/caring responsibilities for children or young people (aged up to 18) who have experienced child sexual abuse.

The NENC Public Health Prevention in Maternity (PHPiM) team want to continue to make improvements based on what stakeholders need and want.