A new home care service operating in Northumberland and North Tyneside will provide 250 jobs across the two authorities as the NHS looks to ease pressure on both the system and the area's hospitals.
NHS bosses gave a presentation to councillors on Northumberland County Council's Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, outlining their fledging plans for the brand new service.
A major issue in hospitals up and down the country is an inability to discharge patients due to a lack of support in their homes, meaning some stay in hospital longer than necessary and take up beds and staffing.
