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This article considers how the Staffordshire health inclusion team used different approaches to improve homeless people’s access to healthcare. It examines how certain aspects of care previously created barriers, and how these barriers were addressed. Evidence from the analysis of data from emergency departments (EDs) and patient satisfaction surveys are discussed. Approaches to care are then considered to identify factors that had affected the care and subsequent reduction in presentations to the ED, as well as patients’ improved experiences.
27 Sep 2017
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Caring for homeless people requires a complex set of skills that can enable nurses to reach out to those who are often excluded from the healthcare system, says Jane Morton.
02 Mar 2017