<p>Adult Social Care. </p><p>If you think you or someone you know needs help, your first point of contact should be Adult Social Care Direct. </p><p>Adult Social Care Direct staff are fully trained to help you. Your enquiry will be listened to and dealt with as efficiently as possible. Depending on the nature of your query, Adult Social Care Direct staff are able to refer you to other organisations that can help or pass on information about any difficulties you may be having for an assessment of need. </p><p>With your permission, other people can ask for help on your behalf – this might be a relative or a friend. It might also be a professional who knows you well; for example, your GP district nurse or housing officer. It will be helpful if the person contacting us can give us as much information as possible about why you may require our services. </p><p>You can contact Adult Social Care Direct for your area.</p><p>LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL CARE CONTACT DETAILS</p><p>Durham Social Care Direct</p><p>Telephone 0845 850 5010 Fax 0191 383 5752 Minicom 0142 988 4142</p><p>Northumberland</p><p>Telephone 01670 536 400 Minicom 01670 515 131 Emergency out of hours0845 600 5242 Email: [email protected]</p><p>Newcastle Upon Tyne</p><p>Telephone 0191 2788377 Fax: 0191 278 8312 Textphone: 0191 2788359 Email: [email protected]</p><p>South Tyneside</p><p>Telephone: 0845 130 4959 Email: [email protected] Out of Hours Service on (0191) 456 2093</p><p>Sunderland</p><p>Telephone 0191 520 4845 [email protected]</p><p>Middlesbrough</p><p>Telephone 01642 726980 Out of hours emergencies 01642 602346 Email: [email protected]</p><p>Hartlepool</p><p>Telephone 01429 523872 Text phone 01429284130 [email protected] Emergency Duty Team 0870402994 Text phone 01642602346</p><p>Redcar & Cleveland</p><p>Telephone 01642 7710500 Minicom / typetalk 18001 01642 602346 Out of hours emergencies 0870 402994</p><p>Cumbria County Council</p><p>Allerdale Workington 01900 706326 Cockermouth 01900 706301 Maryport / Wigton 01228 223450 Keswick 01768812243 Email; [email protected]</p><p>Barrow-in-Furness Furness East 01229 407874 Furness West 01229 407446 Furness North 01229 407444 Fax 01229 894499 Email; [email protected]</p><p>Copeland North Copeland 01946 506352 South Copeland 01946 506269 Fax 01946 852822 Email; [email protected]</p><p>Eden Eden West including Keswick 01768 812243/33 Eden South 01768 812089/812231 Eden North 01768 812241/53 Fax 01768 242260 Email; [email protected]</p><p>South Lakeland Kendal 01539 713378 South Lakes East 01539 713111 South Lakes West 01539713334 Fax 01539 773354 Email; [email protected]</p>