Falls (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

The number of people aged 65 and over is expected to increase to 34,400 people or 22.81% of its population by the year 2025 ^[32]:

• That would be a 12% increase in the most at risk population for falling.
• 19,969 people will have long term illness limiting day to day activities.
• It is estimated that 8,968 older adults will fall annually by 2025 and 1055 of those will require hospitalisation.
• These numbers are likely underestimated as the models utilized do not account for socio-economic disparities between regions. South Tyneside is the 26th most deprived local authority in the nation according to The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 ^[33].
• It is well accepted that areas of deprivation tend to have overall poorer health outcomes.