During the pandemic, Mary has been in regular contact with the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, however the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that so far, she has been unable to visit the hospital in person.

On Thursday 20 August however, Mary was pleased to be able to attend the hospital to meet with the Chief Executive and Chair of the Trust to discuss the local operations in the City of Durham constituency, and have a COVID safe tour of the local facilities. Mary was delighted to finally be able to have a look around the hospital and meet some of the dedicated NHS staff, and thank them for their hard work throughout the pandemic.