News and reports

Healthwatch Darlington wanted to understand the experiences of their community with dental care services during the period from the first lockdown due to COVID-19, in March 2020, to date.

Healthwatch Darlington look forward to welcoming you to our March meeting via Zoom. Our guest speakers are Lisa Taylor and Siobhan Flynn from the North East and North Cumbria VCSE Partnership Programme.

The Alcohol and Families Alliance are looking for participants to fill out their survey on alcohol and relationships.

Patients will receive better, more joined-up care under new plans announced to improve the links between health and social care.

As the first half-term of 2022 draws to a close the MHST Team has been busy rolling out Phase 2 of Mental Health Support within schools in Darlington. Support has already started within primary schools with some fabulous feedback.

Across Tees and Durham the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Mental Health Partnership has funded an online therapy service for adults, Qwell ( www.qwell.io.) which runs alongside the service for young people aged 11-18, Kooth (www.kooth.com)

Summary of key health and social care issues

The Government and NHS England have just published their elective care recovery plan.

On 14th February 2022, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), with the support of NHS England and NHS Improvement, are launching a Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign

The Eve Appeal have partnered with The Survivors Trust to raise awareness of the challenges survivors of sexual violence face when accessing cervical screening appointments as part of the #CheckWithMeFirst campaign.

Have you or someone you know experienced Domestic Abuse in the past and want to join up with other men with similar experiences, learn new skills and make sense of what happened?

Healthwatch Darlington helps people have their say about health & care services in the town. Your experiences will provide us with a complete picture of the last 2 years of the pandemic.