Improving Health through Innovation: Better Care for People who are Homeless

This QNI event brought together health professionals and others working in the housing support and homelessness sectors.  The panel discussions, presentations and delegate workshop focused on answering questions on how the innovations can improve the healthcare for vulnerable groups.

Key themes included:

• Personalised Medicine: The potential to tackle health inequalities
• Innovating in research partnerships
• Innovations in nursing care
• New ways for patients to promote better health
• Housing innovation for better health
• Changing commissioning standards

Presentations:

• Genomics and Personalised Medicine – Future Nursing and Health Inequalities

Dr Michelle Bishop, Education Development Lead, Genomic Education Programme, Health Education England

• Healthcare Innovations and the Difference it Makes

Claire O’Connell RN, Primary Care Nurse, Homeless Health Service, Bristol & Dave Palmer (Ziggy), who has personally experienced homelessness

• Developing an Effective Data Pathway – Connecting Care

Dr Mike Taylor, Lead GP, Bristol Homeless Health Service

• Employee-led Innovation: A Case Study in Healthcare for Homeless People

Professor Alison Fuller, Pro-Director, Research and Development, Institute of Education, University College London

• Participation: Meeting the Health Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness

Martin Burrows, Director of Research and Campaigns, Groundswell

• Innovating Housing Models for Better Health

Amy Varle, Creative Lead, Social Property Investment

• Changing Commissioning Standards – Updating to the Best Standard

Susan Harrison, Head of Health and Homelessness, and Jane Cook RN, QN, Clinical Lead, Health and Homelessness, Healthy London Partnership