Secondary care usage and characteristics of hospital inpatients referred to a UK homeless health team: a retrospective service evaluation

Secondary care usage and characteristics of hospital inpatients referred to a UK homeless health team: a retrospective service evaluation

Abstract Background UK “Pathway” teams offer specialist hospital care coordination for people experiencing homelessness. Emergency healthcare use is high among homeless people, yet “homelessness” is not routinely coded in National Health Service (NHS) data. Pathway team records provide an opportunit...

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Main Authors: Hannah Field, Briony Hudson, Nigel Hewett, Zana Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Homeless person
Patient readmission
Health services research
Cost savings
Inclusion health
Pathway
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4620-1

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