Transforming health services for the homeless people. Pathway has developed a simple and successful model of enhanced care co-ordination for homeless people admitted to hospital.
Pathway has developed a model of integrated healthcare for single homeless people and rough sleepers.
Pathway works to bridge the gap between primary and secondary care for homeless people. Our specialist team in a hospital will normally be led by a local specialist homelessness GP, physically making connections between the hospital and community practice. The Health E1 Practice in Brick Lane worked with us on a needs assessment of healthcare for homeless people at the Royal London Hospital. We published the Royal London needs assessment in summer 2011. Dr Peter Buchman from Health E1 has been our Pathway homeless GP at the Royal London since autumn 2011.
Pathway Core Services:
1. Acute hospital ward rounds.
2. Homeless health nurse practicioners.
3. Care navigators.
4. Needs assessment and star-up support.
5. Post discharge support.
6. Accredition, professional support and training.
7. Research and service development support.
There are a range of services offered and wide range of care options provided both before and after treatment. This is a wide run practice primarily set up in London which will soon be national. Please visit the wbsite to know more http://www.pathway.org.uk/services/.
