Healthcare

Intro to Arch Healthcare: Weds 13th Oct, 11am-12pm

This free, virtual event is essential for anyone working with people facing homelessness – find out about our CQC outstanding-rated GP surgery in the heart of Brighton, exclusively for people facing homelessness and housing insecurity in Brighton and Hove. We provide NHS services but so much more besides: Accessible, Restorative, Community Healthcare for those who […]

Lifetime Achievement Award for Southampton Nurse

A nurse from Southampton , who has dedicated her career to helping homeless people, has today been announced as the national winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award category at the NHS Parliamentary Awards, prestigious awards that celebrate people who have innovated, impressed and make a real difference to how the NHS provides care for patients. […]

Healthier Care For People Who Are Homeless

A message from Dr Zahid Chauhan, founder of Homeless-Friendly “As a GP on the frontline of delivering patient care, I am always learning. And never more so than when dealing with the vulnerable and particularly people who are  homeless. So when I discovered the very real physical and mental health needs they were facing – […]

Dorset Healthcare works collaboratively with 14 organisations to shed spotlight on the health needs of the local homeless population

Dorset Healthcare has teamed up with; Bournemouth & Poole Rough Sleepers Team, Dorset Assertive Homeless Outreach Team, Pivotal Housing, Faithworks Wessex, YMCA, Michael House, Hope Housing, BCHA, Lantern, Providence Surgery, Bournemouth Borough Council, Pilsdon, Salvation Army and Homeless Link to create an in-depth report on the health challenges faced by the homeless locally. Many Street […]

Feature: Urban Village Medical Practice

Urban Village Medical Practice (UVMP) is a large GP practice in Ancoats, with over 10,000 registered patients. We are the only commissioned health care service for homeless people in Manchester, and have been providing primary health care to homeless patients for over 20 years. We currently have over 850 registered homeless patients. The Homeless Healthcare […]