- NHS hospital
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Important:
We have served a S29A warning notice on County Durham and Darlington NHS Foudation Trust on 17 November 2025, because we had concerns about staffing levels and training compliance, escalation procedures, record keeping and management of patient safety incidents at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
Assessment report published 12 June 2026
Responsive
At this assessment, we looked at the surgery service. The ratings from the surgery service have been combined with ratings of the other services at DMH. The overall rating for the hospital is Good for this key question.