Cancer (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

Unmet needs

  • Delivering a clear model for a Smoke Free South Tyneside Hospital,
  • Delivering a clear pathway to help people stop smoking prior to elective surgery in South Tyneside,
  • South Tyneside is only now starting a pilot to look at identifying lung cancer early (no other NE CCG has funded such an approach,
  • More activity is needed to help people to live with and live beyond their diagnosis and subsequent treatment of cancer (survivorship)
  • Support to help people (and carers) self-care and manage their conditions,
  • Cancer has a bigger impact on socio-economic deprived communities than on more affluent ones.
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