Older people (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)
Community Assets and Services
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 & Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM)
2. Transport
- Fix my Street
- Nexus
- Transport North East
3. Housing
- ECO4
- Green Doctor
- South Tyneside Homes 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