Nigel Charles obituary

My uncle Nigel Charles, who has died aged 56 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, was a health researcher, working variously for the RNIB, the civil service and Plymouth and Exeter universities. His writing on social care and mental health was published widely, including in the European Journal of Social Work.Born in Harlow, Essex, to Maureen (nee Brenchley), a social work administrator, and John, who was in the merchant navy, Nigel went to Elmbridge school in Surrey and then took social studies at