Getting involved and have your say

How to be involved and have your say to improve adult social care services

Giving you the chance to have your say on how you think adult social care services are ran in Darlington.

Stronger Together through co-production and engagement

Co-production means working together with people to build and improve services for everyone. Why not get involved?

You can be one of our panel members. You will be invited to take part in activities, focus groups, workshops and a yearly survey.

If interested please complete the get involved online form.

Stronger together co-production and engagement strategy [pdf document]

How are we doing?

Adult Social Care: Lived Experience report by Health watch [external link]

Care Quality Commission (CQC) [external link]

Compliments, comments and complaints

If you have a compliment, comment or complaint we want to hear from you.

How to get involved and have your say as a Carer

Darlington’s Commitment to Carers 2023-28 [pdf document]

Darlington’s Commitment to Carers has been co-produced by members of the Carers’ Strategy Steering Group (CSSG) and family carers in Darlington. It sets out how Darlington will identify, recognise and support around 9800 people who identified themselves as carers in the 2021 census. Plus the many other people who take on caring responsibilities everyday. Some of these may not see themselves as carers, seeing themselves primarily as a mum or dad, husband or wife, brother or sister.

Our aim is that all people in Darlington have the information they need to recognise themselves as a carer at the earliest opportunity. They are then able to access the advice, information and support they need to carry out this role whilst minimising the impact on their health, wellbeing, work and other personal commitments.

The CSSG meets every 6 – 8 weeks and we are always looking for more carers to join the group or to receive minutes.

If you would like to get involved, please visit Darlington Carers Support [external link].