1. St Teresa's Hospice - 5km Fun Run, Sunday 9th July

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    The team at St Teresa's Hospice are holding a Rainbow Rush Fun Run!

  2. Consultants confirm July industrial action but more nurse strikes averted

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    Consultants will strike for 48-hours on Thursday 20 July and Friday 21 July, over an unresolved pay dispute with government that will leave more patient appointments and operations affected.

  3. Healthwatch Darlington Annual Report 2023

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    We are pleased to present our Healthwatch Darlington Annual Report for 2022/23 - Together we're making health and social care better.

  4. The Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network - do you have questions about Type 1 Diabetes?

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    The Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network are currently in the process of updating and identifying the top ten priorities and unanswered questions by and from adults with type 1 diabetes living in the UK and Ireland.

  5. My Life Tool self-management programme - launched by Teesside University and Neuro Key

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    This programme is led by people with lived experience of, and has been adapted by people living with Long Covid.

  6. Hullabaloo in the Park - 26-30 July

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    This family arts festival takes place in South Park, Darlington - fantastic things for families to make, see and do!

  7. FASD network seeking views on new job type

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    The Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder network are working to pilot a Specialist Community Navigator role specifically for people who are neurodiverse.

  8. Alcohol Awareness Week

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    All this week (3-9 July) is Alcohol Awareness Week, with this year look at the theme of alcohol and cost.

  9. New President Announced as Darlington Rotary Celebrates 100 years

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    Congratulations to our CEO Michelle Thompson B.E.M. who is the new President of Darlington Rotary Club in their centenary year 2023 -2024.

  10. Working with Communities - Online Learning & Development Opportunities (July & August)

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    NENC ICB would like to share details of some online co-production development modules, designed in partnership with New Local, which are now available to book via the Cumbria Learning and Improvement Collaborative (CLIC) website.

  11. Healthwatch Darlington Cost of Living Report 2023

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    We are pleased to present our Cost of Living Report: Impact on health and wellbeing.

  12. Breast Screening in the North East and North Cumbria - share your views

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    The Public Health Programmes Team, NHS England for the North East and North Cumbria want to understand what women think about breast screening and what might be preventing some women from attending an appointment.

  13. Hours of volunteering help transform Darlington parks

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    The results of hours of hard working volunteering are being enjoyed by residents across the town as four parks have been given a makeover.

  14. NHS England - complaints procedure

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    If you have a complaint to make about a healthcare service, knowing the correct procedure can be tricky. So how do you make a complaint?

  15. Breathe Easy Darlington Celebrates Lottery Community Fund Award

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    Breathe Easy Darlington is celebrating a five figure funding award from the National Lottery Community Fund for its "Living well with respiratory Ill health" project.

  16. ‘Well’ Being Event - Northgate, Darlington

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    Darlington social prescribers are hosting their first ‘WELL’ Being event at The Well Methodist Church, 164 North Road, Darlington, DL1 2EL on Tuesday 1st August 2023 between 11am-2pm.

  17. Tees Valley Rural Action - Community Development Officer Job Vacancy

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    Tees Valley Rural Action has received Lottery Funding for a 3 year project based in East Cleveland and are currently recruiting for a Community Development Officer.

  18. Hear it from children: What really helps their mental health?

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    The Charlie Waller Trust have teamed up with two other mental health charities, the Charlie Watkins Foundation and Boys in Mind, to create a package of resources to support young people’s mental health.

  19. LGBT+ Awareness Workshops for professionals - Humankind

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    Following positive feedback from sessions held earlier in the year, NHS England have worked with Workforce, Training and Education (WTE – formerly HEE) to commission further LGBT+ Awareness Workshops for professionals, facilitated by Humankind.

  20. CQC publish updated report following reinspection of urgent and emergency care services in North East Ambulance Service.

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    The Care Quality Commission have published a report giving an update on their re-inspection of urgent and emergency care services in North East Ambulance Service.

  21. CDDFT Safeguarding Conference - 6 September

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    CDDFT are hosting a conference on Wednesday 6 September at Glow Centre (formerly the Excel Centre) in Newton Aycliffe.

  22. Do you want a say in how health and care data is used for research?

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    An exciting new opportunity for 10 members of the public is open. This NHS-led programme is looking for members of the public to help their decision making about how health and care data is used for research and development.

  23. Cockerton Pharmacy - Change of opening hours

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    Please note there has been a change to the opening hours for Cockerton Pharmacy in Darlington, effectively immediately.

  24. New Operator - Orchard Road pharmacy (Alrahi & Singh Ltd)

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    There has been a change in operator for the pharmacy at 9 Damson Court, Orchard Road, Darlington.

  25. Report finds rise in vulnerable women dying early in north-east England

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    The charity 'Changing Lives' have caught national attention with their report into the growing number of disadvantaged and vulnerable women dying prematurely in the North East because public services are not meeting their needs.

  26. Distance Learning & CPD courses with Learning & Skills

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    Learning & Skills have a range of FREE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and online accredited Distance Learning courses to help you on your journey to future employment!

  27. New NHS data on waiting times

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    NHS England has published their monthly waiting time data, with stats covering elective care, cancer, and A&E.

  28. New Volunteer Opportunities at RSACC

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    The Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (RSACC) for Darlington and Co. Durham has just launched a new volunteer recruitment campaign.

  29. Think with your feet and Thursday Youth football with Darlington FC Foundation

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    2 new initiatives have been introduced by Darlington Football Club Foundation - Think with your feet on Tuesdays and Youth football on Thursdays.

  30. NICE quality standard on skin cancer (update)

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    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are pleased to announce that the draft skin cancer (update) quality standard consultation period is now open.

  31. Government report shows "crisis of access in NHS dentistry"

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    A government report says more needs to be done quickly to help people gain access to NHS dentistry after a BBC investigation found nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK were not accepting new adult patients.

  32. FREE Summer Activities for children in Darlington

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    Darlington Borough Council are working with Outdoor Ambition Ltd to introduce a timetable of free outdoor activities for children aged 7-12 to enjoy during the summer holidays.

  33. My Life My Community - new service from Daisy Chain

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    Daisy Chain have launched of their new service - My Life My Community.

  34. Royal Association for Deaf People webinar - for GPs, primary care, chemists, and dentists

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    'Ensuring Patient Safety: Safeguarding Patients and the Importance of Interpreters in Healthcare' is a webinar that will include a short Deaf Awareness session focused on clinical practices.

  35. Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund - now open for applications

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    The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund is now open for applications via the National Lottery Community Fund.

  36. Council’s events team gets ready as summer of fun takes centre stage

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    Live music and entertainment will fill Darlington town centre this summer thanks to sponsorship from YouFibre.

  37. Funding Opportunity - NHS Waiting Well Programme

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    Grants are available for charitable organisations who are receiving, or wishing to receive, referrals through the NHS Waiting Well Programme in County Durham and Tees Valley.

  38. MECC Train the Trainer course - Tuesday 29th August

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    Due to demand across pockets of the Northeast and North Cumbria, MECC are going to offer a further virtual Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Train the Trainer course.

  39. Darlington Community Strategy - sub groups - first meeting Wednesday 2nd August

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    As part of the development of the Darlington Community Strategy, the VCSE Steering group has proposed three sub groups are established to focus on specific areas in developing the strategy.

  40. National survey highlights decline in people’s experience of urgent and emergency care.

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    Findings from a survey of more than 36,000 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care services in September 2022 show that many people had a worse experience than in previous years – particularly those treated in an A&E type department.

  41. St John Ambulance BSL Emergency First Aid film and resources now available

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    The CPR Community Network is a partnership between St John Ambulance and the NHS, supported by the Association for Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), who represent Ambulance Trusts, British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK).

  42. New AAA Screening campaign

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    A new campaign from the NHS aims to encourage men over the age of 65 to attend a free Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening.

  43. Have your say about the draft Joint Forward Plan from the North East & North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care Board (ICB)

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    Since the publication of the Integrated Care Strategy, Better Health and Wellbeing for All in December 2022, the ICB have been working closely with their partner organisations to produce their Joint Forward Plan.

  44. It's World Breastfeeding Week!

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    All this week is World Breastfeeding week with the theme being "Enabling breastfeeding: making a difference for working parents."

  45. Tees Valley Sport - FREE online event - Tees Valley Flippin Pain programme

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    Tees Valley sport are working with the Flippin Pain programme to provide a free event entitled 'Pain: Do you get it?' taking place online, on Monday 7th August.

  46. NHS Care Volunteer Responders - now accepting referrals locally

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    NHS Care Volunteer Responders are pleased to announce that they are now open for Community Response referrals in Darlington and across the region.

  47. Tees Valley YMCA - Full range of youth sessions during summer holidays

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    Tees Valley YMCA have a number of new youth sessions for young people across Darlington during the summer holidays.

  48. New grants available from Northern Powergrid

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    Northern Powergrid Foundation are pleased to announce that they are open to new grant applications.

  49. Learning Curve Group - Invitation to Motivational Preparation College for Training (MPCT) Darlington Open Day - 11th August

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    The Motivational Preparation College for Training (MPCT) are part of Learning Curve Group and now have 39 Military Academies throughout the UK supporting young people into rewarding careers including those in the British Armed Forces.

  50. Upcoming Health and Social Care Course with Springfield Healthcare

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    Springfield Healthcare are introducing a one week intensive course allowing people to upskill for employment in Health and Social Care.