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Our Chairman recently met with Syed Saquib Ahmed, Lead Chaplain, to thank him and the Chaplaincy Team for their compassionate support for patients and staff of all faiths and backgrounds. 🌿💛 #SpiritualCare #HolisticSupport

Our Chairman recently met with Syed Saquib Ahmed, Lead Chaplain, to thank him and the Chaplaincy Team for their compassionate support for patients and staff of all faiths and backgrounds. 🌿💛 

#SpiritualCare #HolisticSupport
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🌟Highlights From Our CDDFTNHS 💙A big thank you to Darlington Inner Wheel Group for donating handmade drain bags to our Day Surgery Unit. Your kindness brings comfort & dignity to our patients recovering after surgery.🙏 Want to get involved? Email: [email protected]

🌟Highlights From Our <a href="/CDDFTCharity/">CDDFTNHS</a> 

💙A big thank you to Darlington Inner Wheel Group for donating handmade drain bags to our Day Surgery Unit. Your kindness brings comfort &amp; dignity to our patients recovering after surgery.🙏

Want to get involved? Email: cddft.charity@nhs.net
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If you're feeling unwell this Bank Holiday Monday, please use the right service. ✅Think pharmacy first ✅Use NHS111 online for medical help & advice ✅Urgent Care services ✅only come to the emergency department in an emergency #NHS #HereToHelp

If you're feeling unwell this Bank Holiday Monday, please use the right service.

✅Think pharmacy first
✅Use NHS111 online for medical help &amp; advice
✅Urgent Care services
✅only come to the emergency department in an emergency

#NHS #HereToHelp
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This Bank Holiday Monday, some pharmacies might have different opening hours. 🕒 Search ‘Find a pharmacy NHS’ to find an open pharmacy near you.

This Bank Holiday Monday, some pharmacies might have different opening hours. 🕒

Search ‘Find a pharmacy NHS’ to find an open pharmacy near you.
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💙 A huge thank you to all our incredible staff who worked tirelessly over the bank holiday weekend. Your dedication, compassion & commitment make a real difference to patients, families & colleagues. We’re so grateful for all that you do. 👏

💙 A huge thank you to all our incredible staff who worked tirelessly over the bank holiday weekend.

Your dedication, compassion &amp; commitment make a real difference to patients, families &amp; colleagues. 

We’re so grateful for all that you do. 👏
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🏥💙 Need medical help this half term? There's lots of services to care for your little ones – whether it's a sore throat, a bump or bruise, or even something more serious like a suspected broken bone. 💡 Choosing the right service helps you get the care you need more quickly.

🏥💙 Need medical help this half term?

There's lots of services to care for your little ones – whether it's a sore throat, a bump or bruise, or even something more serious like a suspected broken bone.

💡 Choosing the right service helps you get the care you need more quickly.
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Got any spare books? 📚 Our CDDFTNHS would love to receive your donations for our patients and visitors. Please email [email protected] and they’ll let you know where to drop them off. 💙 #BookDonations #SharingIsCaring

Got any spare books? 📚 

Our <a href="/CDDFTCharity/">CDDFTNHS</a> would  love to receive your donations for our patients and visitors. 

Please email cddft.charity@nhs.net and they’ll let you know where to drop them off. 💙 

#BookDonations #SharingIsCaring
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Chairman Professor Scothon visited our Simulation Centre at Bishop Auckland to see the team in action. Using high-quality models, attendees build essential procedural skills in a supportive setting. CDDFT’s Simulation is one of the UK’s leading examples & we’re proud of it.

Chairman Professor Scothon visited our Simulation Centre at Bishop Auckland to see the team in action. 

Using high-quality models, attendees build essential procedural skills in a supportive setting. 

CDDFT’s Simulation is one of the UK’s leading examples &amp; we’re proud of it.
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💊 Think Pharmacy First Your local pharmacist can now treat 7 common conditions – no GP needed. Just walk in for expert help with earache, sore throat, UTIs, impetigo, insect bites, shingles & sinusitis. Quick, easy, local. #ThinkPharmacyFirst

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The first sign of a stroke might not seem like much like slurring when you speak. But any sign of a stroke is always an emergency. Face or arm or speech, at the first sign, it's time to call 999. #StrokeAwarenessMonth

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🎉 Congratulations to Olivia Wanless, our Learner of the Month, and Bethany Norris, our Educator of the Month! 👏 Your dedication, compassion & commitment to excellence embody CDDFT values. Well done! 🌟 #TeamCDDFT #LearningExcellence #HealthcareHeroes

🎉 Congratulations to Olivia Wanless, our Learner of the Month, and Bethany Norris, our Educator of the Month! 👏 Your dedication, compassion &amp; commitment to excellence embody CDDFT values. Well done! 🌟 #TeamCDDFT #LearningExcellence #HealthcareHeroes
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There's lots of NHS services to help you get the right care, quickly: ✅ Pharmacies – great for advice on colds, coughs, rashes, & minor illnesses ✅ Urgent Treatment Centres – sprains, cuts, grazes, burns, & more ✅ GP services – including out-of-hours appointments ✅ NHS 111

There's lots of NHS services to help you get the right care, quickly:

✅ Pharmacies – great for advice on colds, coughs, rashes, &amp; minor illnesses
✅ Urgent Treatment Centres – sprains, cuts, grazes, burns, &amp; more
✅ GP services – including out-of-hours appointments
✅ NHS 111
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💉Extra COVID-19 protection for people who are immunosuppressed You may be eligible if you: - Have a condition affecting your immune system - Take meds that raise infection risk Speak to your GP or search NHS COVID-19 vaccine. #BeWiseImmunise

💉Extra COVID-19 protection for people who are immunosuppressed  

You may be eligible if you:
- Have a condition affecting your immune system 
- Take meds that raise infection risk  

Speak to your GP or search NHS COVID-19 vaccine.

#BeWiseImmunise
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An outstanding member in your team 💙 Well done to to Kate Vickers, Diabetic Eye Screener from our Diabetic Eye Screening Service, who received a wonderful compliment from a patient. #ThankfulThursday

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💊 Think Pharmacy First Your local pharmacist can now provide advice and treatment for common conditions like chickenpox, head lice, and veruccas – no need to see a GP. It’s quick, convenient, and local. Just pop in and speak to your pharmacist today. #ThinkPharmacyFirst

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Anyone can develop type 2 diabetes, but certain factors can increase your risk – like being over 40. Check your risk using the Diabetes UK risk tool. It could be the most important thing you do today. #Type2DiabetesPreventionWeek

Anyone can develop type 2 diabetes, but certain factors can increase your risk – like being over 40.

Check your risk using the Diabetes UK risk tool.

It could be the most important thing you do today.

#Type2DiabetesPreventionWeek
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👨‍⚕️ Prof. Richard Scothon was delighted to meet Foundation Doctor Dr Laura McCormick & hear about the brilliant work of Foundation Doctors across CDDFT. He’s proud of their dedication, compassion & the vital role they play in patient care every day. 💙 #TeamCDDFT

👨‍⚕️ Prof. Richard Scothon was delighted to meet Foundation Doctor Dr Laura McCormick &amp; hear about the brilliant work of Foundation Doctors across CDDFT.

He’s proud of their dedication, compassion &amp; the vital role they play in patient care every day. 💙 #TeamCDDFT
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If you think you have a urinary tract infection (UTI), your local pharmacist can help. No need to see a GP – just pop in for expert advice and treatment. It’s fast, convenient, and right on your doorstep. #ThinkPharmacyFirst

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🌟 Shoutout to Ward 1 at University Hospital of North Durham for their excellent care of frail patients & those with Parkinson’s. ✅ Early mobilisation ✅ Bowel monitoring ✅ Timed meds within the 30-min window 🎂 Plus a fab cake sale for Parkinson's UK!

🌟 Shoutout to Ward 1 at University Hospital of North Durham for their excellent care of frail patients &amp; those with Parkinson’s.

✅ Early mobilisation
✅ Bowel monitoring
✅ Timed meds within the 30-min window
🎂 Plus a fab cake sale for <a href="/ParkinsonsUK/">Parkinson's UK</a>!