Older people (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

There are a wide range of services available to support older people, their families and carers in South Tyneside.

In South Tyneside we use A Better U approach to prevention. The ABU principles stress the importance of personalised, proactive, and fair approach, which aligns with the council commitment to proud values.

Examples of services include:

1. Outdoor spaces and buildings

• Blue Space - such as beaches and foreshore
• Leisure Facilities
• Libraries
• Parks and other green space (cemeteries)
• Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM)

2. Transport

• Fix my Street
• Nexus
• Transport North East

3. Housing

• ECO4
• Green Doctor
• South Tyneside Council Housing Services and other housing association providers
• Wise group (HEAT)

4. Social particpation

• 'Plinth' - the new flatform managed by Inspire, with potential for improved insight and data
• Age Concern Tyneside South
• 60+ Welcoming Places - including community, local authority and commercial

5. Respect and inclusion

• Alzheimer's Society
• Tyneside Mind
• Vision and Hearing
• Women's Health in South Tyneside

6. Civic participation

• Inspire - Plinth
• DWP

7. Communication and inclusion

• AskSara
• Carers Association
• Independence and
• Let's Talk

8. Community and health

• Dentists
• GP Practices
• Mental Health Trust
• Pharmacists
• SSTFT
• Life cycle  - Talking therapy
• Older Person's Mental Health Team
• Primary Care Outreach Service
• Admiral Nurses