The Elderly Care department provides a range of services catering for the elderly population of County Durham and Darlington with specialists in stroke, Parkinson's disease, orthogeriatrics, heart failure and falls and syncope.
We provide in patient services at Darlington Memorial Hospital, Bishop Auckland General Hospital, University Hospital of North Durham and also support in patient rehabilitation at Shotley Bridge and Chester le Street hospitals.
We are supported by a team of specialist staff in rehabilitation at Bishop Auckland General Hospital where there exits a seven day therapy service provision.
We have an active programme of educational meetings for Junior Doctors and Stroke multidisciplinary teams.
'The treatment I have received from all the staff has been excellent and could you extend my thanks to them all. A very thankful and relieved patient'.
Patient, Dermatology Outpatients Department, University Hospital of North Durham