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.