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All blogs are published here, shown in order of most recent publication.

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    South Tyneside: A Place of Pride, Potential, and Possibility

    12 March 2026

    As part of their Investment in Productive Places campaign, colleagues at The Productivity Institute (TPI) selected South Tyneside as one of their case studies. Their research provides a valuable external perspective on the strengths and challenges shaping our local area. We have summarised some of the key insights below, with reflections on what they mean … Continue reading “South Tyneside: A Place of Pride, Potential, and Possibility”

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    Intelligence Update – February 2026

    01 March 2026

    This page covers local intelligence releases of note in February 2026. You can view all public health intelligence updates on our Intelligence page. Obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile In February 2026 a new indicator was added showing the ‘percentage of less active children and young people (age 5 to 16 years)’, showing data from … Continue reading “Intelligence Update – February 2026”

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    Intelligence Update – January 2026

    This page covers local intelligence releases of note in January 2026. You can view all public health intelligence updates on our Intelligence page. Adult mental health and wellbeing profile In January 2026 the following indicators were updated due to revised 2022 mid-year population estimates and to reflect data completeness: New referrals to secondary mental health … Continue reading “Intelligence Update – January 2026”

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    Intelligence Update – December 2025

    This page covers local intelligence releases of note in December 2025. You can view all public health intelligence updates on our Intelligence page. Alcohol Profile In December 2025 the following indicators were updated as part of the Fingertips alcohol profile: Alcohol-specific mortality This indicator release shows the deaths from alcohol-specific conditions for all ages as … Continue reading “Intelligence Update – December 2025”

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    Listening to Young People’s Voices: Key Findings from the 2025 HRBQ

    20 January 2026

    By Karen Armstrong, Public Health Practitioner – karen.armstrong@southtyneside.gov.uk About the HRBQ  South Tyneside’s Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire (HRBQ) has been repeated in schools across the borough every few years since 2012.  The survey asks children in school years 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 for their views and experiences around a range of important public health topics including:  Healthy eating  … Continue reading “Listening to Young People’s Voices: Key Findings from the 2025 HRBQ”

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    Alcohol Strategy Calling the Shots

    10 January 2026

    By Robyn Bullock, Public Health Practitioner – Robyn.Bullock2@southtyneside.gov.uk A PDF version of this blog is available which includes graphs and images, this can be found here: Alcohol Strategy Calling the Shots – Intel blog Setting the Scene – January 2026 South Tyneside’s Alcohol Strategy ‘’Calling the Shots’’ launched in March 2025 to tackle alcohol-related harm across … Continue reading “Alcohol Strategy Calling the Shots”

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    South Tyneside: A Picture of Health 2025

    24 December 2025

    The Picture of Health is our annual description of the health and wellbeing of the South Tyneside population. It is an update of last year’s Picture of Health report 2024, and includes new data, such as the newly released English indices of deprivation 2025.   This blog post accompanies the slides which can be found here:  2025 – A Picture of Health Broadly, we have seen emerging positive … Continue reading “South Tyneside: A Picture of Health 2025”

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    Intelligence Update – November 2025

    05 December 2025

    This page covers local intelligence releases of note in November 2025. You can view all public health intelligence updates on our Intelligence page. Index of multiple deprivation 2025 In November 2025 an updated version of the index of multiple deprivation was released. The Index of multiple deprivation are made of the Indices of Deprivation. These … Continue reading “Intelligence Update – November 2025”

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    Social Value Blog – October 2025

    29 October 2025

    Policy & Insight Team, 30th October 2025 This month, the Policy & Insight Team co-produced this blog alongside colleagues in Procurement to explore what social value is and how it has had a positive impact on communities, residents, employees, and the environment in South Tyneside. Social Value in Procurement Councils buy many goods and services to … Continue reading “Social Value Blog – October 2025”

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    Intelligence Update – October 2025

    14 October 2025

    Intelligence Update – October 2025 This page covers local intelligence releases of note in October 2025. You can view all public health intelligence updates on our Intelligence page.

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