Health and Social Care
Resources
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Brain injury and homelessness
Information and guidance on brain injuries, including how they impact individuals, the links between brain injury and homelessness, and how frontline workers can support.
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Palliative Care and Homelessness
Guidance on palliative care including why it is relevant to the homelessness sector, and how services can identify and support those who may need palliative services.
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Equalising cancer screening rates for people experiencing homelessness
A report presenting what works to improve cancer screening for people experiencing homelessness, with recommendations for policy makers.
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Unhealthy State of Homelessness 2025: Findings from the Homeless Health Needs Audit
The Unhealthy State of Homelessness 2025 presents findings from 57 Homeless Health Needs Audits (HHNAs), representing 6,093 individuals.
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Tuberculosis
Guidance on tuberculosis including who is at risk, symptoms, treatment, and how homelessness services can support those affected.
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Delivering integrated health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness
Best practice case studies illustrating how to deliver on the NICE guidelines around integrated services to reduce health inequalities.
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When eye care is accessible, the impact goes beyond sight
Homeless Link member, Vision Care, share how accessible eye care can make a difference for people experiencing homelessness, and how frontline teams can help people get their sight checked.
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Free eLearning for frontline workers to support people to improve their liver health
Liver Smart is a freely available eLearning module that was co-designed with people with lived experience of liver disease and overcoming addiction.
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Booking system open for free flu jabs for people experiencing homelessness
Bookings for a free flu jab are open, and people experiencing homelessness can book now, for appointments from 1 October.
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Pneumococcal vaccination set to be offered to people experiencing homelessness
From the 1st October 2026, pneumococcal vaccination should be offered to people aged 16 years and over who are experiencing homelessness.
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Meeting the needs of people experiencing homelessness with a traumatic brain injury
Dr Jess Barton, Lead of the Westminster Homeless Neuropsychology Pathway, outlines the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness with a brain injury and offers support tips for homelessness staff.
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Breaking the Cycle guest blog: Health Bus Trust on how health care can help end homelessness
Deano Pickering from Health Bus Trust what needs to change to turn the ambitions of the National Plan to End Homelessness into action, focusing in on how accessible and appropriate health care is critical to ending and preventing homelessness.
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Tell us your experience: Rough Sleeping Programme implementation drop in - 16 November
A drop in session to share your views on the rough sleeping programme.
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Rough Sleeping Conference 2027
We're pleased to announce that our ever-popular Rough Sleeping Conference is back for 2027.The details are being finalised, but for now you can register y…
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