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Health Resources
Events, research and other resources relating to health and homelessness in London:
- The Mayor of London is currently drafting a Health Inequalities Strategy
Events and training | Resources | Policy and Research |
Events and training
- Postgraduate Certificate in the Provision of Health Care to People Experiencing Homelessness, experience may be accepted in lieu of academic qualifications. Download Course flyer.
- Mental health awareness training - from the NHS Homelessness Training Unit
- Mildway Training Courses - training on various aspects of supporting people with HIV/AIDS.
Resources
- Introduction to UK health services - Leaflets in 36 languages explaining the NHS to new arrivals.
- Homeless Health network for community nurses working with people experiencing homelessness, hosted by Queens Nursing Institute
- Health Services for Homeless People in London - 2005 guide from the London Network for Nurses and Midwives.
Physical health
- Preventing meningitis - Information about the disease and campaigns to combat it from the NHS
- TB and Homelessness - Need to know more? Homeless Link's information resource helps to answer your questions.
- NHS Self-help guide - Allows you to analyse medical symptoms and gives recommendations.
- Dental care - Home office 'Homelessness and Health' information sheet on dental services.
- Health & homelessness fact sheets - ODPM fact sheets on personal medical services and health visiting services for homeless people
Mental health
- Mind in London - national mental health charity's local branches
- Getting through - good practice guide on access to mental health services for people who are homeless.
- Benefits and work for people with mental health problem - Briefing from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Spotlight on mental health - Notes from our Spotlight event looking at the issues surrounding mental health and homelessness.
- Mental health fact sheets - ODPM Social Inclusion Unit launches a set of fact sheets for mental health
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol - Briefing from Alcohol Concern
Policy and research
- Housing and public health - NHS review (Jan 2006)
- Intermediate care for homeless people - research into intermediate care options in Lambeth.
- Flu contingency planning - Briefing on measures to deal with pandemic flu in the UK.
- Social and cultural activities and health - Westminster PCT research into benefits to homeless people of social and cultural activities.
- Health and Social Care Standards and Planning Framework for 2005 - 2008 - Briefing from Health Inclusion Project.
- Your health, your care, your say - Government public consultation on improving community health and care services.
- Guide to models of delivering health services to homeless people - Crisis Health Action document from 2003
- Getting a move on - 2003 GLA report into addressing the housing and support issues facing Londoners with mental health needs.