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Please be advised that a number of Darlington Borough Council services and community venues have now closed until further notice, during the Covid-19 outbreak. -
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The community peer mentors WILL continue to take referrals for anyone who is in high demand on front line policing or other services. -
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Essentially, it's business as usual for Arcus Darlington, however, all counselling sessions will now take place over the phone. -
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International Women's Day Seminar #EachforEqual takes place in the Unite Building, John Dobson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8TW on Friday 6 March 2020 at 12pm - 4.15pm -
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From now until 6th March County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service are running their annual consultation on their plans for the year ahead and they want to hear what you think! -
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Please see the poster below detailing the Care and Share courses available through March. Please Note: the next course is on Monday 9th March 2020. -
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The NIHR Academy are currently recruiting for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) representatives to join their advisory groups. -
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Second Event Tuesday 10th March 2020 - Developing & Embedding Social Prescribing at local level as part of the NHS Universal Offer within PCN’s -
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A new course “Coping during the pandemic” is available from the Recovery College Online -
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Get Involved! Next session - Wednesday 11th March 2020 -
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It is a little over a year since the Let’s Talk Cardiology Event at the Durham Centre and there has been a lot of work behind the scenes as a result. -
Patient & Public Involvement Opportunities at the NIHR (Application deadline Monday 16th March 2020)
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The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds high quality research that is focused on the needs of patients and the public. -
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Just a reminder that the next MVP Maternity Voices in Partnership Babi group meeting is on Tuesday 17th March 10.am – 12noon, Hollies Restaurant, meeting room 1, Darlington Memorial Hospital (lower ground floor). -
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Please see attached link below with information for Prostate Cancer UK's Male Urology Study Day on Friday 27th March 2020 in Newcastle. -
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From Monday 23rd March 2020 Darlington Association on Disability will not be doing home visits until further notice, unless it is essential -
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Darlington Borough Council have launched a support HUB to help those people in our borough most affected by the Coronavirus outbreak -
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Find out more about 'Back Pain' services in Darlington. -
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Healthwatch Darlington worked with GP surgeries to understand the different requirements for each practice, when it comes to patient registration and identification. -
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Information sharing about a new sexual heath & contraceptive service in Darlington was confusing for young people. Find out more about what they told us and hear what happened with our findings. -
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Darlington Young Carers are still offering support to young people during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Darlington Borough Council (DBC)
and Darlington Clinical
Commissioning Group (CCG)
contacted Healthwatch
Darlington (HWD) to help gather
feedback from Children and
Young People (CYP), Parents and
Carers. -
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Healthwatch Darlington carried out a short survey to achieve a better understanding of what
patients and their families thought about the maternity care they had received at Darlington
Memorial Hospital in the last 12 months. -
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Find out more about how we influenced and made a difference to health & social care services in Darlington during 2017/18. -
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Find out how Healthwatch Darlington worked with other regional local Healthwatch organisations to listen to services users about what they think about digital patient records. -
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Find out more about a series of visits to care homes in Darlington to ascertain the quality of life and choices offered to Darlington residents. -
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The second report which follows a series of care home visits conducted by Healthwatch Darlington, to ascertain the quality of life and choices of care home residents across the Borough. -
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Find out more about the experiences of local BME patients and the accessibility within GP services across Darlington. -
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Find out what children, young people, parents and carers told Healthwatch Darlington about mental health services in 2018. -
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Find out what service users who live with a drug and/or alcohol addiction or who are in recovery told us about using mental health services in Darlington. -
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Find out what matters most to people in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and North Durham? -
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Find out what matters to people the most in County Durham, Darlington, Teesside, Hambleton, Richmondshire & Whitby when it comes to the future on their NHS services. -
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Find out what service users told us about Vascular services in County Durham & Darlington. -
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Find out more about Healthwatch Darlington's key projects, health connector volunteers (including a fantastic year from our young Youthwatch Darlington volunteers) and plans for the future in 2018/19. -
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Find out more about Healthwatch Darlington's research into the provision of bereavement services in Darlington. -
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Find out how our young volunteers from Youthwatch Darlington explored the waiting areas of a local GP surgery in Darlington and the information they provide for young patients living in the town. -
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Find out how Healthwatch Darlington & Healthwatch County Durham captured the views of patients, visitors and staff about County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trusts smoke-free policy - “change is in the air”. -
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Find out what service users told Healthwatch Darlington about their experiences when being discharged from hospital. -
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Service users share their experiences and understanding of NHS Continuing Health Care. -
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Find our how our young volunteers from Youthwatch Darlington explored three GP surgeries in Darlington throughout 2019, so they could understand the information available for young patients within primary care services. -
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Our fantastic volunteer health connectors share their self help tips, information and ideas for getting involved as a volunteer with your organisation as a volunteer during the Covid-19 pandemic. -
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Relax Kids Darlington and Aycliffe has moved their learning and experience online and designed a totally new website to help people of all ages look after their mental health and emotional wellbeing. -
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An Interim Library Delivery Service has been set up and is available to all existing library users who are 60 or over, who may be self-isolating in a bid to help minimise loneliness. -
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If you have cancer, it’s understandable you might feel anxious about COVID-19. The Government and the NHS have both confirmed that cancer treatment should continue to be prioritised during the response to the COVID-19 emergency. -
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First Stop Darlington are turning 21! Why don't you go along to a fun night and help First Stop celebrate their 21st at the Mercure Hotel (King's Head) and raise money for a much needed service in Darlington. -
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The NCVO Annual Conference is coming up on Monday 20th April 2020. -
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On 16th May 2020 we will be offering free awareness testing for men in Darlington to establish their PSA levels and so give a possible indication of prostate cancer. -
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Dogs for Good run workshops throughout the UK to support families with an autistic child.
A workshop will be taking place in the North, in Newcastle, September 2020. -
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Macmillan Cancer Support for Darlington can still offer you support during the Covid-19 outbreak. -
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Kings Foodbank are now open three days a week to help more vulnerable people during the Covid-19 outbreak.