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January 2017
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A report detailing a year-long pilot project run by Pathway and UCLH, implementing homeless medical respite services at one of the UKs busiest homelessness teams.Pathway2Home offered homeless patients needing time to recover after treatment a stay in a medically supported hostel environment.The service faced a number of practical and financial challenges, but was able to provide incredibly valuable support to patients. This report explores the problems the service faced, including issues around premises, staffing, demonstrating cost effectiveness, off-site methadone prescribing, risk assessment and safety issues.The report is accompanied by a quick read summary.
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