@pathwayuk.bsky.social has called for this change for many years and are very pleased to have contributed to the thinking.

See our paper for next steps on implentation 👇
tinyurl.com/56xepe6y

Many thanks to @nhsengland.bsky.social's health inequalities team, to Mary Hill & Cicely Ryder-Belson.

Recording of patient housing status drives:

🤕 Better understanding of the needs of patients facing homelessness
🏥 Better commissioning of services to meet people’s needs
🔦 Greater accountability for services and outcomes

@suzannahyoung.bsky.social thansk for sharing

✅ Saved the NHS £9m+ per year in avoided costs
✅ Freed up 13,000+ bed days for other patients by reducing readmissions

@pathwayuk.bsky.social’s hospital homelessness teams must be part of the solution for the cash-strapped NHS, and a central plank of the Government’s drive to end homelessness.

In 2024/25, the specialist homelessness teams:

✅ Helped 4,778 patients experiencing homelessness, a 41% increase on 23/24
✅ Reduced returns to rough sleeping by 62% and to sofa surfing by 33%
✅ Registered 70% of patients with no prior access to primary care with accessible GPs

The team’s success highlights the critical role the health system can play in preventing and ending homelessness - making a transformative difference in the lives of people facing homelessness.

Read more about the Pathway Partnership Programme
here👇
tinyurl.com/8jukd8aw

With funding re-established, we’re thrilled that HIT’s life changing work is continuing.

Prioritising safe hospital discharge, the multidisciplinary team's highly skilled, person-centred approach has reduced the number of patients returning to rough sleeping by 60%.

Thanks to everyone who came and took part for your engagement and imagination.

#HealthInequalities #Homelessness #NHS #Pathway

Our Director of Policy, @deeoconnell.bsky.social and
@pathwayuk.bsky.social Fellow Gill Taylor talked to a packed room about the opportunities and pitfalls in the Plan for people facing homelessness, and shared good practice from their work with local systems.

We’re proud of @pathwayuk.bsky.social's role in this research and excited to see the outcome. Huge thanks @brionyhudson.bsky.social, Dr Caroline Shulman, @inclusivepeolc.bsky.social for making this happen.

@mariecurieuk.bsky.social @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social

Our volunteers' experiences of accessing the healthcare system have been captured in several short films, an important resource for the IMPROVE programme (Intervention to optiMise Palliative caRe for peOple with liVed Experience of homelessness).

Last week our lived experience team contributed to NIHR funded research led by @pathwayuk.bsky.social Fellows, @brionyhudson.bsky.social, Dr Caroline Shulman and @inclusivepeolc.bsky.social. The realist evaluation of IMPROVE will optimise palliative care for people experiencing homelessness.

The case studies showcase services delivering the recommendations of the NICE Guidelines on Integrated Health and Social Care for People Experiencing Homelessness (NG214) 👇
tinyurl.com/3usj7yj7

We hope they inspire services tackling health inequalities in their local areas.

Along with @itsgroundswell.bsky.social and @homelesslink.bsky.social, we are publishing today a new case study resource showcasing best practice to address these health inequalities, highlighting how much effective collaboration across the health and homelessness sectors can achieve.

Today's figures confirm once again that homelessness is a health catastrophe.

We look forward to the Government making the right choices in the forthcoming homelessness strategy.

The deaths are all the more shocking given the vast majority are avoidable and the solutions to prevent them within our grasp 👇

Safe and secure housing, and, crucially, health services designed to meet the care needs of people facing homelessness, while supporting them out of homelessness.