COVID-19
Resources
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COVID 19 Booster Uptake: Best Practice
This webinar provides information and recommendations to support local response planning for COVID-19 booster vaccinations for people experiencing homelessness over the winter period.
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COVID-19 General Guidance & Resources
Guidance on COVID-19 testing and vaccination in homelessness settings over the winter period, with links to specialist organisations for further information and guidance on different aspects of COVID-19.
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Toolkit to support vaccine uptake
People experiencing homelessness can be particularly vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. There are many reasons for this, including insecure or overcrowded living situations, underlying health conditions and distrust of healthcare providers.
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PIE at home: creating a healthy remote working space
COVID-19 has plunged many of us into homeworking at short notice! No matter how large or small our homeworking space may be, this webinar gives useful tips as to how to create a homeworking space that is psychologically informed, contributing to wellbeing and better productivity.
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Reflective Practice and Resilience 101: for frontline staff
This webinar will introduce you to Reflective Practice, and share tips on how to manage and reduce stress in the workplace, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Using effective time management to balance priorities and manage wellbeing
More than ever, the effective use of time is important. Home and work life are now so entwined that we need to maintain a balanced approach in how to keep priorities in all aspects of our lives in their appropriate place. This webinar explores some useful tips.
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COVID-19 testing update: homelessness settings can now order extra Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have provided an update in ordering Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests for homelessness settings.
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Start date of autumn COVID-19 vaccine programme brought forward
The Department of Health and Social Care have announced that this year’s autumn flu and Covid-19 vaccine programmes will start on the 11th September.
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First and second dose of COVID-19 vaccine will end on 30th June
The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced that the offer of a first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for those at lower risk of severe COVID-19 will end on 30th June 2023.
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Living with COVID-19 in the homelessness sector
As infection rates remain high it's timely to reflect on how the Government’s Living with Covid Plan is impacting on homelessness services and take stock of what’s happening around testing and vaccination.
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Now is the time for a national Housing First programme
This week sees the launch of the CSJ report Close to Home: Delivering a national Housing First progamme in England, calling for the roll-out of a national Housing First programme for people whose homelessness is compounded by multiple disadvantage.
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Experiences of homelessness support for people with No Recourse to Public Funds
NACCOM’s Community Researcher group has been working with Homeless Link to explore experiences of accessing support from local authorities throughout the pandemic. In this blog, we discuss early reflections from our research and calls for change from the Community Researcher group.
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Frontline Practice Forum: drug and alcohol use in supported housing
Join our new Practice Forum for frontline workers in supported housing services. This first session will focus on supporting people who use drug and alcohol in supported housing.
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Improving nutrition among people experiencing homelessness
Join Homeless Link and Providence Row as we launch research that aims to enhance nutrition and recovery among people experiencing homelessness and share practical actions that homelessness staff can take to improve access to healthy food and nutrition for the people they support.
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