1. Learning & Skills - Award in Introduction to Health, Social, Care and Children and Young people's Settings

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    Learning & Skills have introduced a new course beginning on 15th September and continuing every Friday until 19th January 2024.

  2. Young Producers Opportunity - Tess Valley Museums

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    An opportunity has become available for young people to curate projects and events in Tees Valley Museums, gain career experience and skills and visit creative organisations across the north-east.

  3. DHSC Suicide Prevention Grant for VCSE organisations

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    DHSC has launched a £10m Suicide Prevention VCSE Grant Fund for 2023/24 and 2024/25, to support suicide prevention activities delivered in England by non-profit organisations.

  4. Get involved in the Children and Young People's Mental Health summit

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    You can get involved in the Children and Young People's mental health summit on Wednesday 25th October.

  5. Exciting Youthwatch oportunity for young people aged 13-25

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    This month Tees Valley Youthwatch is looking at the theme of Sexual Health and are looking to identify the challenges that young people face in the area, for example what barriers are potentially stopping them from accessing services.

  6. Follow the Eve Appeal during #GynaeCancerAwarenessMonth

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    A YouGov survey for Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month found that only one in five people know about the link between womb cancer and oestrogen and less than a third are aware of its link with ovarian cancer.

  7. New ICT Digital skills course with Learning & Skills

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    This FREE course will help you work towards an ICT Qualification to help improve your employability.

  8. Let's Cook Together with The Well Methodist Church

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    The Well Methodist church are offering a new FREE family cooking club on Tuesdays.

  9. Historic England to Champion Working-class Heritage in the North East with new round of funding

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    Historic England have announce the second round of funding for Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories.

  10. Vaccine programmes brought forward due to new covid variant

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    NHS covid and flu vaccination programmes, which had been due to commence in October, will now start immediately. Health leaders say the change was needed due to the risks presented by the new BA.2.86 covid variant.

  11. Majority of patients remain positive about care they receive when in hospital but over a third say their health deteriorated while waiting for treatment

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    The results of the latest annual survey of hospital inpatients published by the CQC show patient satisfaction levels have remained largely static since 2021, but indicate a longer term decline in most areas compared to previous years.

  12. Invitation to Knowledge for Change Workshop: The Value of Community Involvement with Research

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    This workshop will explore ways VCSE organisations and their members are, and can be, involved in research on topics that matter to them – from local bus services to young people’s mental health or the climate crisis.

  13. Nepacs - Autumn training

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    NEPACS have a range of virtual training courses taking place over the next few weeks for anyone working with children or families inc health care, local authorities, criminal justice, education and the voluntary sector.

  14. Mental Health Support Team Darlington/CAMHS Training - Autumn 2023

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    TEWV child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in County Durham and Darlington offer free online training for anyone who works with children and young people and parents/carers.

  15. Mind the Gap: Integrative Approaches to Managing Long-Term Conditions

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    Do you live with or care for someone with a long-term condition and want your voice to be heard?

  16. CQC inspectors publish reports on 115 Adult Social Care, Primary Medical Care and Hospitals Services

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    In the past week, the Care Quality Commission published 115 reports on services which have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors.

  17. Suicide Awareness and Prevention Conference - Wednesday 11th October

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    This suicide awareness and preventation event takes place in the Studio Room of the Dolphin Centre.

  18. Invitation to Better Together Policy Forum - Friday 6th October

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    The theme of this forum is Research and Insight: Find Common Ground across public and voluntary sectors on research, insight and the evidence base used to inform policy and service design.

  19. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - Children with Cancer UK

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    Children with Cancer UK are raising awareness this month for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

  20. Quiz night in aid of MS society - Thursday 12th October

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    Get your thinking caps on for a night of quizzing at Darlington Rugby Club in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

  21. NSPCC Volunteering Opportunity - Delivering in primary schools - Speakout.Staysafe

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    NSPCC have re-opened applications for the NSPCC school service volunteering role Speakout.Staysafe.

  22. Durham Community Action - New Virtual Funding Information Sessions - October until the end of December

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    Durham Community Action are delighted to be working with County Durham Community Foundation to run a series of virtual information sessions on some of their specific funds for representatives of voluntary and community groups across County Durham.

  23. Tees Valley YMCA - Full range of youth sessions for Autumn/Winter 2023

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    Tees Valley YMCA have a number of youth sessions for young people in various locations across Darlington until the end of 2023.

  24. Regional MECC Training Evaluation - Public/Professional Panel Request - recruiting staff/volunteers for interviews

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    As part of the regional MECC programme North East and North Cumbria ICS are working with Northumbria University to recruit staff/volunteers for interviews who would be eligible for MECC TtT training.

  25. Darlington Maternity Voices - Maternity and Neonatal Listing event

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    Darlington Maternity Voices is having a listening event on Tuesday 17th October 10.am at St Mary's community centre, Cockerton.

  26. New CQC Assessment Regime

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    There have been a couple of developments about the CQC's new assessment regime.

  27. Learning & Skills - Distance Learning open day - Thursday 12th October - 9am to 3pm

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    Learning & Skills are having a Distance Learning open day in the Market Square, outside the Dolphin Centre.

  28. ‘When You Stop Smoking, Good Things Start To Happen’

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    Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it first launched.

  29. Darlington is open for business!

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    Entrepreneurs and small businesses are being encouraged to set up shop in Darlington and join a growing number of independents in the town.

  30. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust - 2 Non-Executive Directors positions available

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    Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to appoint 2 Non-Executive Directors to join their Board.

  31. Learning & Skills - NEW Parenting Together course - beginning Friday 10th November

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    Learning & Skills have a new 'Parenting Together' course beginning in November.

  32. Inclusion North: Reaching Out To Families meeting - Friday 13th October 2023

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    This is an invitation to attend the next online Reaching Out To Families meeting on Friday 13th October at 10:30am until 12pm.

  33. CNTW Council of Governor Elections - October 2023

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    Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust gives notice that it is holding elections to the Council of Governors for a 3-year term commencing 1st December 2023.

  34. Theatre Hullabaloo - ‘Baba Yaga’

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    Theatre Hullabaloo and Theatre Porto present ‘Baba Yaga’ on Saturday 14th October.

  35. Campaign launched to help people save money on prescriptions

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    A new NHS England campaign aims to raise awareness of prescription saving schemes.

  36. Diabetes UK - become a 4Ts micro volunteer, plus new online training modules for non-specialist healthcare professionals

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    Diabetes UK have micro volunteering opportunities available as well as new online training modules available for non-specialist healthcare professionals.

  37. Share your views on VONNE's Strategic Plan

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    In the Spring of 2024, with your help and engagement, VONNE will launch a new strategic plan that will enable them to define their objectives for the next three years and lay the groundwork for the longer-term.

  38. Organisations invited to VONNE Digital Pathfinders events

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    Find out how you can save time and build capacity within your organisation by coming along to one of VONNE's fully-funded, Digital Pathfinders events.

  39. CQC - State of Care 2022/23 launch event - Friday 20 October

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    The Care Quality Commisson would like to invite you to watch the live stream of their State of Care 2022/23 launch event. The event is being held on Friday 20 October, and the live stream will start at 10am.

  40. Safe and enjoyable nights out are standard in Darlington

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    Darlington Borough Council and partners are looking to renew the town’s purple flag accreditation, a standard awarded to towns and cities across the UK that offer safe and enjoyable nights out.

  41. VONNE - AGM 2023 - Agenda, and your chance to vote at the AGM

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    The 24th VONNE Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday 16th November 2023 from 9.30am. VONNE's annual conference and AGM will be a hybrid event hosted in person at Sunderland City Hall, with an option to join online.

  42. Recovery College Online - updated online course prospectus

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    The Recovery College Online have updated their online course prospectus.

  43. Cancer Experts by Experience Group - Reviewer Panel Recruitment

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    Do you have lived experience of cancer? Would you like to help improve the lives of others affected by cancer, from the comfort of your own home? If so, CDDFT are recruiting to their Patient Reviewer Panel.

  44. Save the Date - Healthwatch Darlington AGM, 25th October 2023 - 12pm

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    We're delighted to invite you to our Annual General Meeting taking place on Wednesday 25th October at Tandem Hub (Formerly Morrison Trust) - Morton Park Business Centre, Morton Park Way, Darlington DL1 4PJ.

  45. Rape and Sexual Abuse Councilling Centre - Schools Project Coordinator - part time vacancy

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    Are you passionate about supporting sexual violence survivors? RSACC have a new part-time vacancy for candidates with experience of working with young people to develop and deliver a prevention and support project to secondary school students.

  46. Help Us Help You – ‘Earlier Diagnosis - Lung Cancer Symptoms' Campaign

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    NHS England is currently re-running ‘Help Us, Help You’ national cancer campaign activity to tackle barriers to timely presentation. The latest phase focuses on lung cancer symptoms.

  47. NICE quality standard on Transition from children’s to adults’ services - update

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    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are pleased to announce that the draft Transition from children’s to adults’ services - update quality standard consultation period is now open until Thursday 26th October.

  48. Tandem - What do they offer?

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    Tandem offer a range of support services to people equipping them with the skills to gain employment as well as reskill and retrain people to begin a new career.

  49. Your Covid Recovery - helping you recover from the long term effects of COVID-19

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    Have you, or has a family member or close friend been in hospital due to COVID-19? This will have been a stressful time for all of you - but how can you recover from this?