This page covers local intelligence releases of note in March 2026. You can view all public health intelligence updates on our Intelligence page.
NHS Health Check profile (quarterly statistics)
In March 2026 NHS Health Check Quarter 3 2025-26 data was published to the Fingertips NHS Health Check profile.
- The percentage of NHS Health Checks offered to the total eligible population in South Tyneside was 3.0%.
- This was significantly lower than the national percentage of 5.4% and the regional percentage of 5.5%.
- The percentage of NHS Health Checks received by the total eligible population in South Tyneside was 1.4%
- This was significantly lower than the national and regional percentages which was both 1.8%
- The percentage of NHS Health Checks offered which were taken up in the quarter in South Tyneside was 47%.
- This was significantly higher than the national percentage of 34% and the regional percentage of 33%.
Stop Smoking Services Quarterly data
In March 2026 the stop smoking services Q2 2025/26 data was released on the NHS digital website.
Smokers that have quit at 4 weeks (quarterly)
- In South Tyneside this was 55.2%.
- This was not significantly different from the regional percentage of 53.0% or the national percentage of 51.8%.
- This does remain significantly higher than where South Tyneside was a year ago in Q2 of 2024/25 where this was 47%.
Pregnant client quit percentage
- In South Tyneside this was 37.5%. This hasn’t changed since Q1 where this was also 37.5%.
- This is not significantly different from the regional percentage of 36% but remains significantly lower than the national percentage at 53.3%.
Other releases of note
- Stop smoking service data explorer: March 2026 update – This data explorer presents latest published analysis on stop smoking service data, alongside indicators relating to the prevalence of smoking.
- Work and health regional data explorer: March 2026 update (5 Mar) – This interactive data explorer presents latest published data on employment and economic inactivity, alongside indicators relating to work and health for the 9 English Government Office Regions.
- Health of the region data explorer: February 2026 update – This interactive data explorer brings together data and knowledge to give a broad picture of population health in the 9 English regions, alongside local authority level data within each region. The update will include the latest data published in the OHID public health profiles on 3 February 2026.