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Accommodation/Rest

What accommodation is available at each site? Where are the Junior Doctor Rest Facilities located?

The Trust does offer accommodation at UHND, located near to hospital grounds and priced at £532 per month with a £250 deposit refundable against damages. The accommodation is a single en-suite room with a shared kitchen/lounge and laundry facilities. Included in the above mentioned cost is the following;

•           Utilities

•           Bed linen

•           Towels

•           TV Licence (unless TV is in your room)

 

For more information around the accommodation available at UHND please contact-

cdda-tr.accommodation@nhs.net

Furthermore, there is accommodation next to Darlington Memorial Hospital (DMH) site, and this is owned by a private company by the name of Thirteen Group. Please see link below which takes you directly to their website, where you will find contact details and further information on how to apply:

https://www.thirteengroup.co.uk/page/nhs-housing

Junior Doctor Rest Facilities

There are Junior Doctor Rest Facilities at all three sites; UHND, DMH and BAH. All rest areas are equipped with kitchen facilities, seating and a TV. All requirements outlined in the Junior Doctor 2016 Terms and Conditions are met and improvement to these areas is continuous to ensure the needs of our trainees are met.

DMH- Located on the lower ground floor within Hollies Restaurant. At induction you should've been issued with a swipe card for you to use in order to access the mess. The swipe card technology is built into your name badge.

UHND- Currently undergoing change due to the new SDEC unit being built on the site of the old doctor's mess. New facility is located in the residential building between Prospect House and the A&E Main Entrance. The building is coded and you should've received this code within your induction however if unable to find this please look back within the Induction area of this site, or contact Medical Education Team. The mess is located within Flat 2.

BAH- Located on the lower ground floor at the end of the corridor next to the MRI department. The facility is coded and once again these details should've been given to your at your induction. However if unable to find this please look back within the Induction area of this site or contact Medical Education Team.

  • Bishop Doctors Mess
  • DMH Mess
  • UHND Mess

'As I was very, very nervous, I must have been the worst patient ever and they were brilliant with me and I can't thank them enough - could you please pass on my sincere thanks.'

Patient, Hysteroscopy Unit, Chester-le-Street Community Hospital