Health and Social Care
Resources
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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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Going Beyond: Homeless Link's practice podcast
Our podcast focusing on practice in the homelessness sector.
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Is it time for change in social care and homelessness? Our response to the Casey Commission
This blog summarises the evidence we presented to the Casey Commission, laying out how a social care focus could help transform the homelessness system for the better.
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Homelessness Strategy falls short on addressing deep homelessness and health links
Our comment piece for Inside Housing discusses how our Unhealthy State of Homelessness report can help ensure the government’s strategy breaks the cycle of worsening ill health and homelessness.
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New resource published for frontline workers to help tackle the growing impact of liver disease
Kate Pitt, GP, writes about the growing rates of liver disease, how it disproportionately affects people experiencing homelessness, and shares a new resource developed to support frontline workers.
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The Unhealthy State of Homelessness 2025
This blog introduces the key themes emerging from the 2025 edition of Homeless Link's seminal research into the health challenges faced by people who are experiencing homelessness.
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New data shows TB cases in England rose by 13.6% in 2024
The UKHSA has published new data which shows reported notifications of Tuberculosis (TB) in England increasing by 13.6% in 2024, compared to the previous year.
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Reducing health inequalities for people experiencing homelessness through integrated services
A new set of best practice case studies for homelessness and health professionals illustrate how to deliver integrated health and social care services in line with the NICE guidelines.
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Palliative Care and Homelessness
A free webinar exploring the importance of integrating palliative and end of life care within the homelessness sector.
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Practice Innovation Forum - improving access to mental health support
Join our latest Innovation Forum focusing on ways to develop better access mental health support for people experiencing homelessness. Hear from speakers innovating in this area and use innovative thinking techniques to generate solutions to the challenges faced within your own local area.
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Good Practice Learning Session: The Care Act and Safeguarding
A free interactive session with our National Practice Development team, focused on The Care Act and safeguarding.
Online Free