Joined-up care in action: An integrated approach to meeting the needs of homeless people

Joined-up care in action: An integrated approach to meeting the needs of homeless people Every week across the country, homeless people are discharged from hospital back to the streets or an unstable housing situation. For many, hospital readmission is likely and death a real possibility, particularly in winter. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in 2017, 597 homeless people died in England and Wales, a 24% increase since 2013. It’s a shocking example of how gaps in service provision make it harder to support people with complex health and social problems, and underlines the urgent need for holistic and integrated care. The Health Foundation