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
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