Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

Transition to Homeless and Inclusion Health Nursing

An end of project evaluation of the Oak Foundation/QNI's co-funded Homeless and Inclusion Health Programme.

This piece of work started off with a simple query – How are people experiencing homelessness with diabetes having their needs met? – but has resulted in a significant, far reaching health improvement programme, which will have multiple wider benefits to the population served.

For healthcare professionals working with vulnerable people who are either homeless, Gypsies and Travellers, Roma, sex workers or vulnerable migrants

Defining the role and further potential of homeless health nurses involved in hospital discharge.

Homelessness and temporary accommodation during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, poor mental health in infants and children, and developmental delay.

I was in a privileged position where my colleague, a mental health nurse, and I were allowed to continue working on the frontline during the COVID lockdown alongside two colleagues from Shelter and YMCA.

Right at the start we trained all the staff regarding PPE, and the logistics of moving patients safely through the surgery. We were lucky and did not have any challenges accessing PPE.

The Hastings Homeless Service supports marginalised members of the community who find it difficult to access NHS services in the Hastings area.

Cambrideshire County Council

Good nutrition plays an important role in improving overall health and well-being for all.  People who are homeless struggle to access the food and nutritional support they need, which has serious consequences for their health.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This clinic in Sussex provides an accessible and client-friendly service to people with Hepatitis C who inject drugs at rural locations.

This project aims to raise awareness and increase cervical screening uptake among homeless women.

Queen's Nurse Donna Thomas tells about her project aimed to provide foot care service and advice to rough sleepers in Cardiff.

This project in Doncaster provides wound care service for people who have drug and alcohol problems, including people who are homeless and without GPs.

A scoping report on homelessness in nursing education based on a survey of universities offering BSc Nursing.

An evaluation of the work of the QNI’s Homeless Health Project 2014 to 2017.

A report based on a focus group held in Birmingham in 2015.

Compass Health provides confidential healthcare, advice and support for homeless people in Bristol.

Primary Care is delivered at a specialist GP Practice which has 1000 patients registered, with good coordination with the other GPs in Leicester.

A Complex Needs Officer provides advice, support and partnership work around mental health to vulnerable groups in the community.

Assessing the health of people who are homeless

In 2014 The Queen’s Nursing Institute surveyed over 180 nurses who work directly with people who are homeless to get their views of current hospital discharge arrangements. This document captures their feedback.

A guidance paper to help practitioners identify the needs of homeless families, and propose interventions and solutions that will act as a safeguard for families who are homeless, thus embedding good practice in service delivery.

This guidance explains how the healthcare issues of those engaging with criminal justice system are addressed and provides links to further information.

A toolkit of best practice guidance for nurses on key public health issues created by the Department of Health, with input from the QNI's Homeless Health Programme.

A learning guidance slide presentation compiled by the QNI. Dual Diagnosis is a term used to describe patients with severe mental illness and problematic drug and/or alcohol use.

A simple two page colour poster to inform service users about oral health.

A learning resource created by the QNI in partnership with dentists and community nurses exploring common oral health conditions affecting people who are homeless.

This guidance addresses the specific care of conditions affecting the feet of homeless people.

Guidance for healthcare professionals examines the particular needs of homeless people living with epilepsy.