Health and Homelessness in London: A review

Nicholas Pleace; Deborah Jayne Quilgars

Health and Homelessness in London: A review

Centre for Housing Policy

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

It is estimated that over 100,000 people living in London are homeless. The physical and emotional conditions they experience place them at far greater risk of developing a wide range of health problems.
Despite high levels of need, homeless people encounter severe difficulties in gaining access to mainstream health services as a result of prejudice, stereotyping and the bureaucracy of the system.
Health & Homelessness in London offers a comprehensive review of the situation faced by homeless people in relation to their health and welfare needs and describes the extent and type of provision currently available to them. Based on extensive research and including interviews with homeless people themselves, the study provides analysis and conclusions which are relevant to any large urban centre.
Health & Homelessness in London argues the case for special services specifically designed to address the health needs of homeless people and calls for collaboration between health, housing and social care agencies in developing services and in combatting the root causes of homelessness itself.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	The King's Fund
Commissioning body	The King's Fund
Number of pages	152
ISBN (Print)	1-85717-108-X
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 1995

Keywords

Homelessness
health economics

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https://archive.kingsfund.org.uk/concern/published_works/000015826?locale=en&page=2

Health and Homelessness in London
Pleace, N. (Principal investigator) & Quilgars, D. J. (Co-investigator)
1/04/94 → 28/02/95
Project: Other project › Miscellaneous project

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