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Durham and Darlington

An at-a-glance list of services in Durham and Darlington supporting your neuro-rehabilitation.

Benefit Support

Citizens Advice Outreach Services

  • Where: Chester-le-Street, Spennymoor, Bishop, Auckland, Seaham, Consett, Stanley and Sedgefield
  • Durham advice line Tel: 0808 2787821
  • Opening times: Monday to Friday 10am until 4pm
  • www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Darlington Citizens Advice

Blue badge scheme

Darlington

You can apply for, or renew, a blue badge online at: www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge

Continence services

Continence specialist nurses

  • Merrington House, Merrington Lane, Industrial Estate, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7UT
  • Tel: 01388 825 696

Dietetics

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  • South Church Enterprise, Park Bishop Auckland, DL14 6XB
  • Tel: 01388 455712

Darlington Memorial Hospital dietetics department

Driving assessment

Drive Mobility

  • Walkergate Park, Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4QD
  • Tel: 0191 2875090

Equipment

Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd

Equipment Advice Service

Hospices

Butterwick Hospice

Willowburn Hospice

  • Maiden Law Hospital, Howden Bank, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0QS
  • Tel: 01207 529224

St Teresa’s Hospice

Hospitals

Darlington Memorial Hospital

University Hospital of North Durham

Bishop Auckland Hospital

  • Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6AD
  • Tel: 01388 455000

Chester-le Street Community Hospital

  • Front Street, Chester-Le-Street, County Durham, DH3 3AT
  • Tel: 0191 333 2333

Sedgefield Community Hospital

  • Salters Lane, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS21 3EE
  • Tel: 01740 626600

Richardson Hospital

  • John Street, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8HT
  • Tel: 01833 696500

Inpatient rehabilitation

Weardale Community Hospital

  • Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2JR

Bishop Auckland Hospital Ward 16 – neuro-rehabilitation

Eastbourne Care Home

Neuropsychology

Disablement Services Centre

Orthotics clinics

Bishop Auckland

Darlington Memorial Hospital

University Hospital Durham

Palliative care teams

Durham and Chester-le-Street community palliative care team

  • For nursing only
  • Community Hospital, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 3AT
  • Tel: 0191 3876533

Durham Dales, Sedgefield and Darlington community Macmillan nursing team

  • Innovation House, 26 Longfield Road, South Church Enterprise, Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6XB
  • Tel: 01388 455100

The North Durham community Macmillan nursing team

  • Includes Derwentside and Durham and Chester-le-Street
  • The Greenhouse, Amos Drive, Greencroft, Stanley, DH9 7XN
  • Tel: 01207 523673

Rehabilitation

Bishop Auckland out-patient neuro team neuro physio and occupational therapy

  • Bishop Auckland, Hospital, County Durham, DL14 6AD
  • Tel: 01388 455000

Darlington community team: Neuro physio and occupational therapy

  • Hundens Lane Rehab, Centre, Darlington, DL1 1JE
  • Tel: 01325 745633

Shottley Bridge neuro-physiotherapy and occupational therapy community rehab team

  • Shottley Bridge, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0NB
  • Tel: 01207 594532

Early Supported discharge TeamGeneric

  • Includes neuro referrals For Bishop Auckland, Auckland Newton, Aycliffe, Stanhope and South Durham
  • Tel: 01388 455676

Rehabilitation (neuro and generic)

RIACT – South Sedgefield and Dales

  • 3a Market Place, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL1 7NJ
  • Tel: 03000 265979

REACT- Darlington

  • Hundens Lane Rehab, Centre, Darlington, DL1 1JE
  • Tel: 01325 342111

REACT – North Consett and Stanley, Durham and Chester-le-Street

Reablement services – County Durham

  • Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5UL
  • Social care direct tel: 03000 267979

Reablement services – Darlington

Podiatry

Social Care Direct – Spennymoore

  • Merrington House, Spennymoore, Merrington Lane, Industrial Estate, Spennymoor, DL16 7UT
  • Tel: 01388 825700

Sensory support

Social Care Direct – Durham

  • Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5UL

Darlington Borough Council

  • Vane House, Vane Terrace, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7AX
  • Tel: 01325 346200

Speech and language therapy

Merrington House

Specialist nurses

Epilepsy specialist nurses

Neuro-oncology specialist nurses

Multiple sclerosis specialist nurses

Multiple sclerosis specialist nurse for Durham, Dales, County Durham and Darlington community health services

  • South Church Enterprise, Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6WA
  • Tel: 01388 452264

Parkinsons disease specialist nurses

Motor neurone disease specialist nurses

Telecare

Care Connect

  • Durham County Council, Chilton Control Centre, Chilton Depot, Chilton, County Durham, DL17 0SD
  • Tel: 03000 262195

Lifeline Services

  • Darlington Borough, Council Adult Social Care, Central House, Darlington, DL3 6SX
  • Tel: 01325 406888

Vocational rehabilitation

Momentum

  • Momentum, Forth Banks House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
  • NE1 3RH
  • Tel: 0191 2320234

Wheelchair services

Medequip – wheelchair repairs

  • Unit 19G, White Rose Way, Follingsby Park, Gateshead, NE10 8YX
  • Tel: 0191 4155151

Lanchester Road Hospital

Darlington Memorial Hospital