Key facts about us
Welcome to the Media Centre for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Trusts in the country geographically, and the largest in the region, serving more than 650,000 people across County Durham and Darlington.
Our 7,500 staff provide care in our acute and community hospitals, in other community settings and in people’s own homes.
Our facilities include two acute hospitals – University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital, a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and community hospitals in Chester-Le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale.
Media enquiries
We welcome interest from journalists in our hospitals, other facilities and services. All media enquiries and requests for interviews, filming and photography should be directed to:
Communications Team: cdda-tr.
Telephone: 01325 743786
Gillian Curry, Head of Communications and Charity: gillian.curry1@nhs.net
Telephone: 07971895195
Rachael Stray, Communications and Engagement Manager: rachael.
Telephone: 07818427516
Helen Robson, Communications Manager: helen.
Telephone: 07717816628
Out of hours
Urgent media enquiries in the evening or at weekends should be directed via our switchboard on: 01325 380100 - please ask to speak to the Communications on-call lead.
