Darlington Community Council

10/09/2021

Community Council volunteers will be meeting again on Thursday 23rd September 🙂

If you're interested to find out more visit our website: https://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/news/2021-06-04/darlington-community-council-launches-volunteer-recruitment-drive-and-new-social

23/07/2021

Yesterday Community Council volunteers (existing and new) joined NHS Tees Valley CCG for their monthly meeting to discuss how they can help share information with their community.

🗣 Volunteers will be sharing a survey locally with patients so they can share thier ideas on how the CCG can support people who have Covid-19 and how they can best provide services for those with ongoing symptoms.

They will also be sharing information with the community about what patients should expect when recovering from Covid-19 🤔

Thank you so much to Kath, Audrey, Karen, Sue, Celia and Richard for sharing your time 🙌

💡Would you like to share your views and ideas with Community Council?
Email Rachel McCabe via [email protected]

❓Interested in joining Community Council as a volunteer and want to find out more? Email Jemma Austin via [email protected]

21/07/2021

🗣 Darlington Community Council volunteers will be meeting tomorrow to discuss how they can ensure patients in Darlington can take part in sharing their views with NHS Tees Valley CCG (CCG)

Ahead of tomorrow's meeting we wanted to introduce you to one of our longer serving volunteer members on Community Council called Kath Wall 😊👇

📆 Kath joined the group in 2013 and was originally introduced to the group due to being a member on her local GP surgery's Patient Participation Group (PPG)

Kath has always had an interest in health and thought the group would be a good thing to be involved with.

👂In usual times (Pre-pandemic) Kath has enjoyed taking part in Tea and Tell sessions within the community talking to patients about some NHS services which the CCG are responsible for.

😊 Kath feels Community Council act as the place for patients to share their view points about services and they can then share this directly with the CCG. Kath also loves sharing information with her community aswell as other groups she is involved with such as Growing Older Living in Darlington (GOLD) making sure people can stay up to date with important NHS updates. This helps to break down barriers keeping others informed.

📧 If you would like to share your views with Kath please email [email protected]

20/07/2021

NHS Tees Valley CCG would like to gather the thoughts and perspectives of people who are living with symptoms of Covid-19, and who have done so for over four weeks, in order to determine how best to support them and ensure that services are available.

The survey asks about the most common symptoms people have experienced and for how long, as well as which self-help resources people have utilised and what they feel they might benefit from in the future:

🤔 Share your views https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TVCCGCovidSupport

Alternatively share your views directly with your volunteer Community Council members by emailing [email protected]

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

05/07/2021

Happy 73rd birthday

Thank you to all NHS staff who have tirelessly cared for patients in the most challenging of years 🙏

Not forgetting the incredible vaccination programme.

30/06/2021

4x new volunteer Community Council members will be completing their inductions to join the group in the coming weeks 🙌

The new volunteers will be meeting NHS Tees Valley CCG (TVCCG) and sharing their time ensuring that local people in Darlington can connect with and share their ideas with NHS TVCCG 💭

We can't wait to introduce them to everyone!

👉 Find out more here: https://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/news/2021-06-04/darlington-community-council-launches-volunteer-recruitment-drive-and-new-social

14/06/2021

NHS Tees Valley CCG asking for patients to share their experiences in relation to Musculoskeletal (MSK) services they want to understand the views of those who have accessed or been referred into it.

You can complete the patient survey here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MSKServiceDarlington

More information can be found on the NHS Tees Valley CCG website: https://teesvalleyccg.nhs.uk/msk-service-review-darlington/

08/06/2021

Thank you to our interested volunteer applicants so far 🙌🙌

We are excited to be recruiting brand new volunteer members to join Darlington Community Council. Don't miss out get in touch 📞👩‍💻

Find out more about this brilliant opportunity here: https://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/news/2021-06-04/darlington-community-council-launches-volunteer-recruitment-drive-and-new-social

04/06/2021

If you've been treated at the MSK Service in , Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group would like to hear from you!

Darlington Community Council volunteers are helping to gather views 👏

Tell them about your experience in their confidential online survey. Your feedback will help them to improve future MSK treatment:

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

04/06/2021

🙌 Darlington Community Council a local volunteer patient group launches volunteer recruitment drive for brand new members to join in 2021. The group now has a page making them more accessible and easy to connect with online and offline.

👉 Anyone of any age and any background can be involved with Darlington Community Council.

The more local people are involved the better, so please get in touch. Here's some examples:

- Students who want to learn about the NHS and gain experience. (This is fantastic opportunity to learn more about NHS commissioning)
- ANYONE who wants to make a difference to NHS decision making
- ANYONE who is retired that may wish to give back to their community

Find out more here:

Darlington Community Council a local volunteer patient group launches volunteer recruitment drive for brand new members to join in 2021. The group now has a page making them more accessible and easy to connect with online and offline.

04/06/2021

This we are excited to be recruiting brand new volunteer members to join Darlington Community Council.

More information will follow shortly 😊

Watch this space 👀