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There is a minor injuries unit at Shotley Bridge Hospital. The nearest A&E departments are at University Hospital of North Durham & Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Gateshead.
 

Organisation/service	Telephone	website
HOSPITALS
University Hospital of North Durham	0191 3332333	cddft.nhs.uk
Shotley Bridge Hospital	0191 3332333	cddft.nhs.uk
Minor Injuries Unit at SBH	01207 594472	cddft.nhs.uk
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	0191 4820000	queenelizabeth.nhs.uk
Hexham General Hospital	01434 55655	northumbria.nhs.uk
Royal Victoria Infirmary	0191 2336161	newcastle-hospitals.org.uk
Freeman Hospital	0191 2336161	newcastle-hospitals.org.uk
Sunderland Royal Infirmary	0191 5656256	sunderland.nhs.uk
Pharmacies
Geoff H Furness Ltd, Chopwell John Low Ltd, Blackhill, Consett Alliance Pharmacy, Consett Alliance Pharmacy, Rowland Gill Co op Pharmacy, Consett Lloyds Pharmacy, Consett	01207 561266 01207 504131 01207 502535 01207 544103 01207 502365 01207 503349
NHS Direct	0845 46 47	nhs.uk
NHS Choices		nhs.uk
Social Services - Durham	0845 850 5010	durham.gov.uk
Social Services - Gateshead	0191 4338800	gateshead.gov.uk
District nurses (Oakfields Health Centre)	01207 215154
Oakfields Health Centre Patient Forum representative (Contact via reception)	01207 560 206
Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS)	01207 523623	countydurham.nhs.uk
(NHS County Durham)	0800 3287507
Derwentside District Council	01207 218000	durham.gov.uk
Other helpful organisations
Age Concern	0191 3863856	ageconcern.org.uk
AIDS helpline	0800 567 123
Alcoholics anonymous	0845 7697555	alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Back Pain Advice		backpainadvice.co.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau	01207 218815	citizensadvice.org.uk
Derwentside Bereavement Support	01207 500910
Diabetes UK	01325 488606	diabetes.org.uk
Health promotion services (County Durham & Darlington)		health-promotion.cdd.nhs.uk
Derwentside MIND	01207 284723	mind.org.uk
NECA	0191 2221262	neca.co.uk
Patient UK		patient.co.uk
Register Office (Consett)	01207 235849	durham.gov.uk
Relate		relate.org.uk
Sexually transmitted disease clinics (STD) /GUM services
University Hospital of North Durham	0191 3332660
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals	0191 2195011 0191 2195013