...Bridget Osei Henewaah Annor; Abe Oudshoorn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a scoping review on the health challenges of families experiencing homelessness. There is a bi-directional relationship between health and homelessness in that poor health can increase...

...Zana Khan; Sophie Koehne; Philip Haine; Samantha Dorney-Smith Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the delivery of the first clinically led, inter-professional Pathway Homeless team in a mental health trust, within the King’s Health Partners hospitals in South London. The Kings Health...

...Tim Brown Purpose Comment on the contribution that housing can make to delivering better health and wellbeing outcomes. More specifically, the purpose of this paper is threefold: summarise recent evidence that makes the case for housing in helping to address health and social care issues; comment...

... report on an ongoing project. Initial findings around positive joint working practices are detailed. An emerging recommendation around improved information sharing between health and care provider in acute hospital settings is also discussed. Originality/value It is hoped that the project...

...Martin Whiteford; Glenn Simpson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an exploratory account of the links between devolution, homelessness and health in the UK. Specifically, it focusses on the policy context and governance structures that shape the systems of healthcare for homeless...

...Tony Stacey; Ian Hembrow Purpose This paper seeks to suggest that social housing can and should be the local hub for cost‐effective, human‐scale health and wellbeing. It aims to explore the way that community‐based housing providers can help health and social care services to deliver long‐term...

.../value The paper considers the role that housing plays in health and social care provision and why people engaged in the sector should continue to work towards better integration of housing, health and social care. The project is looking at developing this support and advice service in General...

...Emily Bird This article highlights the links between housing and health and suggests that the health sector has much to benefit from joined‐up working with the housing and support sector. There are advantages to both sectors of working in this way, particularly in the area of commissioning services...

...Sue Read People who are homeless often have multiple, complex health needs. Health services need to be adapted to ensure that they receive appropriate care in a cost‐effective way, and that this is done in partnership with other agencies so that their needs are met in an holistic and productive...

...Sarah Davis The article explores how the Government's framework of local strategic partnerships and local area agreements provides opportunities for greater collaboration between the strategic housing role for local authorities and leadership in health and social care, although the details...