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Local trust wins information award
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has been certified as a provider of high quality health care information by The Information Standard scheme.

‘Pass It On’ Suicide Awareness Campaign Launched
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 35. In the UK, there is one death by suicide every two hours and 75% of those are men. Locally, the North East has one of the highest rates of suicide in men.

Does your health visitor deserve a big thumbs up?
Applications are now open for the 2012 NHS North East Health Visiting Awards and the region's NHS is asking families across the north east to nominate their health visitor. The awards seek to recognise and reward the work of health visitors and the difference they and their teams make to families right across the region.