21.02.13
International lessons
The impact homelessness has on health can be devastating. The international conference next week will consider the problem on a wider scale than ever before, using experience from overseas to help improve the NHS’s provision for these complex patients.
Physical health issues are exacerbated by the prevalence of addiction and mental health problems, combining to provide a significant challenge to the health service.
More joined up thinking, good identification of those at risk and timely treatment could go a long way to reducing the human and financial costs of homelessness.
The conclusions of the conference should be of great interest to hospitals across the UK.
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