1. Gridlocked health and care system leading to deterioration in people’s access to and experience of care

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    The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year.

  2. Dates for free online training to tackle Illegal money lending

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    The Illegal Money Lending Team are offering free introductory training to help you spot a loan shark.

  3. Deaf people access to Crisis - Story from a Deaf person & Deaf Crisis Support Card

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    Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to inform you that an information video (in BSL, caption and voice over) and a Deaf crisis support card have been recently produced.

  4. The Great North Air Ambulance Service rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission

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    The Great North Air Ambulance Service been rated outstanding following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in July.

  5. Age UK’s Dementia Peer Support Project

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    Age UK North Yorkshire and Darlington are looking to recruit compassionate individuals with lived experience of dementia care to provide peer support to unpaid carers in the Darlington area.

  6. Bowel Cancer UK - November Virtual Support Groups

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    Bowel Cancer UK will be running new Chat Together sessions for all those affected by bowel cancer this November. The virtual Chat Together sessions will start week commencing 14 November.

  7. Notes from the VCSE Mental Health Group meeting held on 5th October

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    Please see attached notes (available to download below) from the VCSE Mental Health Group meeting held on 5th October.

  8. Darlington Carers support - Carers Rights day - 23rd November

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    Pop along and meet the team at Darlington Carers support from 10am on 23rd November at St Teresa's Hospice for Carers Rights Day.

  9. Tees Valley Sport - Funding applications now open

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    Tees Valley Sport are a distributer of the Together Fund on behalf of Sport England - with up to £5,000 for community organisations to develop physical activity opportunities to support groups and communities to become more physically active.

  10. CQC finds improvements in forensic inpatient or secure wards at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection of forensic inpatient or secure wards, run by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in July and August.

  11. Learning & Skills - New course - Working with Children & Young People in Health and Social Care Settings

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    Do you have a passion for working with children & young people? Learning and Skills may have the perfect course for you!

  12. CQC survey reports deteriorating experiences of NHS community mental health services

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its annual survey of people’s experiences of NHS community mental health services.

  13. Change of opening hours - Morrisons Pharmacy Morton Park

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    Effective Monday 31st October, Morrisons Pharmacy at Morton Park have changed their opening hours

  14. Has your Acute/Short-term treatment been delayed or cancelled due to infrastructural problems at an NHS hospital?

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    A producer from ITV News is looking to speak with patients receiving (acute/short-term) treatment at an NHS hospital whose operation/care has been delayed or cancelled due to infrastructural problems at their hospital site.

  15. Age UK - Current Job & Volunteer Opportunities plus, information on Services Available

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    Age UK have a job opportunity available for a Digital Outreach Officer - as well as an opportunity to become a volunteer - plus, they have new services to announce.

  16. Humankind - Training offer 

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    Talking about pronouns can feel daunting or strange at first, but there are lots of easy ways that we can introduce pronouns into our everyday conversations.

  17. NSPCC Volunteering Role

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    NSPCC are currently advertising for school service volunteers to deliver out Speakout.Staysafe programme workshops within primary schools.

  18. Do you have ongoing pain from your heart bypass surgery or know a person who does?

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    A research nurse from James Cook Hospital is researching pain from heart bypass surgery that lasted 3 months or more.

  19. Meet the Darlington 0-19 Growing Healthy Team!

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    The Darlington 0-19 Growing Healthy Team have created a fantastic video about the services they offer to families in Darlington.

  20. Tees Valley Sport - Early Years Conference: Physical Development, Health and Wellbeing

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    A conference from Tees Valley Sport aimed at anyone who works with children aged 0-5 years is available and you can register to attend now.

  21. Kooth & Qwell - What's on in November?

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    Our Friends at Kooth & Qwell have a number of online forums across the whole of November for all ages to attend.

  22. Games for the Brain - Starting 2nd November

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    Darlington Borough Council are introducing Games for the Brain, to enable people living with Dementia to remain physically active and enjoy activities they previously used to.

  23. The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT) - Service open to all residents

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    The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT) would like to let you know about their service available right across the town and how you can sign up for free, for the first week (new registrations only).

  24. VONNE - Call out to unpaid carers

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    VONNE have commissioned a team from Northumbria University to carry out research to help improve the way unpaid carers are supported in the North East and Yorkshire and you could help!

  25. Georgie's Coffee Stop - 2nd Saturday of Every Month

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    Come along to this great 'Coffee Stop' for all the family on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am - 12pm.

  26. 999BSL launch

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    999 BSL has been launched for Deaf people to access emergency services such as police, ambulance, fire services and coast guards via online BSL interpreting. 

  27. Arcus Youth Group Set to Launch

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    Arcus is set to launch a new safe-space for LGBTQ+ youth aged 11-17 that will run on Monday evenings 6-8pm via google meet.

  28. Enhanced Access - GP appointments

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    You can now get evening and weekend appointments through your GP with 'Enhanced Access'

  29. Staff Wellbeing Hub - Survey Participation - Learning from health care staff experiences of attempting to take their own life: how we co-create lives worth living

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    The Staff Wellbeng Hub are recruiting participants for a confidential study focused on the impact of attempting suicide in health care staff population.

  30. Wellbeing for the mind through music - The Forum Music Studios

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    The Happiness Hub are starting a weekly music session to help improve people's mental health and wellbeing, called Music Mind.

  31. Inclusion North - Job Vacancies

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    Inclusion North are recruiting for interested individuals to join their team!

  32. Help our Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) to Shape the Future of Health & Care Services

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    Healthwatch Darlington are working with the NHS to improve the wellbeing of people in our area and across the region.

  33. Free Christmas Cake Baking and Decorating Workshop

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    Have you thought about taking 2022's Christmas cake to the next level? Join Learning & Skills at Hummersknott Academy for a fun and exciting workshop to learn how to bake, cover and decorate your own Christmas cake.

  34. Important Update from TEWV: publication of three independent investigation reports

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    The following is information provided by Tees, Esk, and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, after the publication of the independent reports into the tragic deaths of three young women in the Trust's care in 2019 and 2020.

  35. Providing advice and information to the public this winter

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    Health and social care services are often in higher demand during winter because of seasonal illnesses and the impact of colder weather. We can provide advice and information to the public that helps people stay well and use services effectively.

  36. VONNE - Join us for our AGM + Conference 2022 - What next for Levelling Up?

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    The 23rd VONNE Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online on Thursday 17th November 2022 from 9.15am- 10.00am. The AGM will be followed by VONNE's annual conference which will run until 12.45pm.

  37. Northern Radiotherapy Network patient information videos

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    The team at Northern Cancer Voices are pleased to share their first patient information videos with you.

  38. CQC summary of latest inspection reports published in the North and Midlands

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    The Care Quality Commission has published reports on 91 services it has inspected in the North and Midlands in the past week.

  39. Job opportunity with Healthwatch North Tyneside

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    Healthwatch North Tyneside have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Support Officer to join their staff team.

  40. Invitation to Community Growing and Food Network Meeting - Volunteering

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    The Community Growing and Food Network is an online network for community organisations in County Durham who run, or are interested in running, community food and growing projects.

  41. Changes to the disabled facilities grant policy and regulatory reform order policy

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    The Council has recently reviewed and updated its Disabled Facilities Grant and Regulatory Reform Order Policies, which were introduced in November 2020.

  42. Tell Healthwatch your story of Maternal Mental Health care

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    Pregnancy is a major life event for any family. It can be joyful and fulfilling but also challenging. We’re launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents. Share your story.