Health Needs Audit Toolkit

Introduction 01: Introduction to the Audit
The Health Needs Audit is a way to gather information about the health of people who are homeless in your local area. It can be used by local authorities, voluntary sector agencies and health services in partnership.

About the Health Needs Audit » Who has done an Audit? » How to use this toolkit »
In practice 02: Conducting the Audit
This section provides steps to help plan an audit in your area and for using the paper-based or online surveys to undertake it.

Planning the process » Carrying out the Audit »
Understanding 03: Making sense of your audit information
This section helps you to analyse the information collected during the audit and make sense of the data to provide a clear and accessible picture of health in your local area.

Analysing your information: using the online system » Interpreting your information »
Using 04: From data into action: using your information
Once you have completed your audit, decide as a partnership what you can to do respond to the findings, then maintain momentum and keep the issue of health and homelessness high on your local agenda.

Developing an action plan » Reviewing your action plan » Frequently asked questions »
Resource Bank 05: Resource Bank: ideas and guidance to inform and inspire
There is a large amount of research and good practice guidance for agencies working with homeless people to improve their health. Here are some resources to get you started.

Resource Bank »