Letter: Lord Beecham obituary (opens in new tab)

From the later 1970s to the early 90s showed the political drive to help people in need in Newcastle, and the social services director established services provided by the city council.Citizens had the benefit of local community-based, accessible and integrated social work and care services all run by the same organisation. A social worker, home help, nursery centres, day centres and care homes were all nearby, as were the housing officers. If you went into hospital there was a social worker ...