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Foundation Trust Status awarded: 1st February 2007
Number of Beds: 1200
Number of Employees: 4700
Population served
500,000 people in County Durham and Darlington, and into North Yorkshire, with some services reaching into the South of Tyne area, serving 1.2m people.
Hospitals
University Hospital of North Durham
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Bishop Auckland General Hospital
Shotley Bridge (community)
Chester-le-Street (community)
Services
3 Main Hospitals providing secondary care
2 Community Hospitals
2 Cardiac Suites at Durham and Darlington
1 NHS Treatment Centre at Bishop Auckland for routine surgery
Awards
In 2008, the Trust was named one of the CHKS 40 Top Hospitals for the first time since it was established in 2002
Local Contact Details
HCAI Technology Programme Lead:
Dawn Cook
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospital of North Durham,
North Road,
Durham,
DH1 5TW
E: dawn.cook@cddft.nhs.uk
54.788178,-1.590014
County Durham and Darlington
Number of Beds: 1200
Number of Employees: 4700
Population served
500,000 people in County Durham and Darlington, and into North Yorkshire, with some services reaching into the South of Tyne area, serving 1.2m people.
Hospitals
University Hospital of North Durham
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Bishop Auckland General Hospital
Shotley Bridge (community)
Chester-le-Street (community)
Services
3 Main Hospitals providing secondary care
2 Community Hospitals
2 Cardiac Suites at Durham and Darlington
1 NHS Treatment Centre at Bishop Auckland for routine surgery
Awards
In 2008, the Trust was named one of the CHKS 40 Top Hospitals for the first time since it was established in 2002
Local Contact Details
HCAI Technology Programme Lead:
Dawn Cook
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospital of North Durham,
North Road,
Durham,
DH1 5TW
E: dawn.cook@cddft.nhs.uk
Healthcare Associated Infections
Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) are infections acquired in hospitals or due to healthcare interventions. They include MRSA and C. difficile.
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Collaboration
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