Thursday 21 February 2019

Figures show soaring number of homeless hospital patients

Figures show soaring number of homeless hospital patients NHS Digital figures show admissions in England rose from 1,539 in 2008/9 to 10,259 in 2017/18

Thousands of homeless people in England are arriving at hospital with Victorian-era illnesses such as tuberculosis, as well as serious respiratory conditions, liver disease and cancer, with hospital admissions for such conditions surging over a decade, the Guardian can reveal.

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