The Pathway Model
The Pathway model offers a new way to help people who are homeless. We train NHS staff to help patients access the care and support they need to recover and gain better health.
The CharityPathway Teams
Homelessness is a significant challenge for health services and the numbers of people who are homeless are increasing nationally. Published research estimates that at least 320,000 people are homeless in Britain.
Hospital TeamsThe Faculty
The Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health is Pathway’s membership organisation for people involved in health care for excluded groups. Membership is completely inclusive and is open to everyone.
The Faculty
We need:
1) A greater recognition of risk of premature #frailty in #homeless or marginalised people
2) greater support for hostels from the wider MDT that is needs-based not age-based, and
3) move from reactive fragmented services to a Personalised Proactive Holistic approach https://twitter.com/PathwayUK/status/1331886159551627264
Research by @Rafirw & @carolineshulman found complex multimorbidity & frailty in #homeless hostel residents w/ average age of 56 comparable to those aged 89 in general pop. Urgent hostel and care home investment & MDT support needed now. Read here ⬇︎ https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/HCS-05-2020-0007/full/html
We're delighted our team in Brighton along w/ partners @justlifeuk @uniofbrighton
@BrightonHoveCC
@NHSBrightonHove have secured @HealthFdn #THFCommonAmbition support - a major new project to improve #homeless healthcare in #Brighton & #Hove.
https://www.archhealthcic.uk/common-ambition/
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) & Homelessness
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak presents specific risks to people experiencing homelessness. People rough sleeping or living in temporary accommodation are in a high-risk group, many with long term conditions, that mean becoming infected with the virus could have severe consequences.
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A Major Health Challenge
Patients experiencing homelessness and social exclusion can be challenging to treat due to their multiple and complex needs. A person who is homeless is:
more likely to have tuberculosis
more likely to have Hepatitis C
more likely to have epilepsy
more likely to have heart disease
more likely to have a stroke
more likely to have asthma
People who are homeless:
attend A&E 6 times as often,
are admitted to hospital 4 times as often,
stay 3 times as long,