Level of need
STIs
New STI diagnosis (excluding chlamydia aged under 25) rate is 672 above regional (368) and national rates (496). All rates are increasing after 2019/20.
Syphilis diagnostic rate (per 100,000) - No significant change in the trend with the value being 4.8 in 2022. Significantly lower than the syphilis rate in the North East as whole which was 14.8 and England 15.4.
Gonorrhoea rate (per 100,000) – a rate of 99 is a significant increase on previous years. The rate is below national (146) and regional rates (99). All rates are increasing after 2019/20.
Chlamydia detection rate female aged 15 to 24 has reduced significantly since pre-pandemic levels. There were less detections of chlamydia in North Tyneside (1974) than the North East (2375) and England average (2110). All rates are increasing after 2019/20.
Chlamydia proportion aged 15-24 screened has not recovered from the pandemic 13.8% in 2022, compared 23.9% in 2019) and remains lower than the North East (15.5%) and England (15.2%). All rates are decreasing.
HIV
HIV testing coverage (72.2%) is higher than regional (55.2%) and national (48.2%) having recovered to above pre pandemic levels.
HIV testing gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men – overall trend is reducing, 83.3% NT higher than both regional and national average testing (80.1, 74.1).
HIV testing in men – in North Tyneside this is 78.4 % which is above regional (70.3%) and national (65.1%). This is an increasing trend.
HIV testing in women –70.5% is higher than national (46.6%) and regional (38.5%) averages. The rate has recovered above pre pandemic levels and well exceed national increases.
HIV diagnosis rate – in North Tyneside it is lower (1.9) than regional (3.7) and national averages (6.7).
HIV prevalence rate – 0.78 in North Tyneside lower than regional and national averages.
Other sexual infections Genital warts diagnostic rate is 38.2 in North Tyneside which is above regional but below national. Prev above both – since 2014
Genital herpes diagnostic rate is 47.8 which is above regional and national averages.
Reproductive health
Total abortion rate per 1000 – 18.0 above regional (17.6), below national (19.2). However, this is an increasing trend.
Abortions under 10 weeks is 87.7% which is above region (86.1%), below national averages (88.6%).
Abortions in the under 25 age group has seen a steady increase in North Tyneside (30.5) which is above regional (29.2) and national average (29.7).
Under 18s conceptions leading to abortion (%) in North Tyneside (64.4) are above regional (45.0) and national average (53.4).
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) admissions rate/100,000 – lower (184.9) regional (237.5) and national rates (224.4).
Ectopic pregnancy rates/100,000 – North Tyneside (105.7) is above regional (73.3) and national rates (90.6).
LARC (long-acting reversible contraception)
Total prescribed LARC excluding injections rate / 1,000 – North Tyneside (60.6) above regional (37.8) and national rate (41.8).
GP prescribed LARCs excluding injections rate/1000 – North Tyneside is above regional (14.4) similar to national rates (25.7).
Sexual and reproductive health services prescribed LARCs excluding injections rate/1000 in North Tyneside (35.1) is above regional (23.4) and national rates (16.1).
Under 25s choose LARC excluding injections rate/1000 at SRH in North Tyneside (38.8) is below regional (40.8) and above national rate (37.3).
Over 25s choose LARC excluding injections rate/1000 at SRH in North Tyneside (45.6) is below regional (52.2) and national rates (53.4).
Screening and immunisation
HPV vaccine male (%) – In North Tyneside (80.1) one dose male is above regional (56.6) and national averages (62.4).
HPV vaccine female (%) – in North Tyneside on does female (80.9) is above regional (64.3) and national averages (69.3).
Cervical cancer screening (25-49 year olds) in North Tyneside the screening rate (77.0) is above regional (72.6) and national rates (67.6).
Cervical cancer screening (50-64 year olds) in North Tyneside the screening rate (75.9) is above regional (74.6) and national averages (74.6) and regional 75.9, 74.6, 74.6).