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Title: Supporting nurses working with people without a secure home Queens Nursing Institute


1
QNI Homeless Health Initiative
  • Supporting nurses working with people without
    a secure homeQueens Nursing Institute

Kate.tansley_at_qni.org.uk
2
What is the HHI?
  • The Homeless Health Initiative is a network of
    close to 380 professionals working with homeless
    people offering
  • Networking and peer support opportunities
  • Specialised professional development
  • Tailored resources, guidance and information
  • Opportunities to express views/influence

3
HHI Key Achievements in 1st 10 months
  • Network membership already nearly 380 (Original
    target 110)
  • Members from Cornwall to Newcastle, and enquiries
    from as far as Brazil and Philadelphia!
  • QNI Health Homelessness Briefing published
  • Launch report published - generated press
    interest

4
HHI Key Achievements in 1st 10 months (continued)
  • 3 Homeless Health News published
  • 3 network meetings attended by around 115
    practitioners in total, excellent evaluations.
  • Published Guides to Commissioning and Homeless
    Health
  • Commissioners guide
  • Practitioners guide
  • Raising concerns at Ministerial level

5
Ministerial support
  • Improving health outcomes and improving access
    to health care for homeless people is a key
    strand of our homelessness strategy and Im
    pleased to hear the Queens Nursing Institutes
    Homeless Health Initiative is helping to equip
    nurses, midwives and health visitors to work more
    effectively in their efforts to improve the
    health care for homeless and vulnerable people. I
    wish you every success with the Homeless Health
    Initiative." Iain Wright (minister responsible
    for homelessness) Parliamentary Under-Secretary,
    Department for Communities and Local Government

6
Forthcoming activities
  • Resources on the following topics
  • Commissioning (published shortly)
  • Service user involvement resource pack
    (June/July)
  • Individual health assessment
  • Benchmarking
  • Benefits and homeless people

7
Forthcoming activities (cont.)
  • Network meetings to meet professional
    development, information sharing and peer support
    needs
  • Birmingham, 15 July Understanding homelessness
    - and engaging with homeless people
  • London, 25 SeptemberHomelessness and Mental
    Health
  • Leeds, probable date 27 NovemberClinical
    supervision getting the support you need when
    working with homeless people
  • We are also hoping to put on other workshops

8
Forthcoming activities (cont.)
  • Opportunities to contribute to consultations and
    advocate for homeless peoples issues
  • Dedicated website new improved version! (Tell
    us what you would like to see on it.) Profiles
    of learning and practice
  • Conference on 12 May 2009
  • Coming soon survey of year ones progress!
  • What would you like to see happen?

9
Vision for the future
  • During its first 3 years, HHI and its members
    will
  • Represent homeless peoples health care needs
  • Improve the quality of tailored healthcare
    available
  • Improve best practice and strengthened
    partnership
  • Increase homeless peoples access to health care
  • Increase access to professional support,
    information, models of best practice and service
    delivery for all community healthcare
    professionals

10
Encourage others to join the HHI!
  • The more nurses, midwives and health visitors
  • sign up to the network (its free), the more
  • people we will be able to support.
  • For more information, contact me at
  • Kate Tansley
  • The Queens Nursing Institute
  • 3 Albemarle Way
  • London EC1V 4RQ
  • kate.tansley_at_qni.org.uk
  • 0207 549 1402
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