The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) welcomes the Rough Sleeping COVID-19 Response Taskforce’s work, and the government’s commitment to provide 6,000 new supported homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic.
Professor Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) responds to the Migration Advisory Committee’s report into a salary threshold and points-based immigration system which was published today.
Sir Ian Kennedy calls upon the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to add compliance with statutory duties regarding homelessness to regimes for inspecting hospitals.
Dr Davide T Mosca discusses the challenging political and policy environment within which efforts are made to advance the migrant health agenda globally.
Dr Nigel Hewett, medical director of health charity Pathway, writes for the RCP on a new duty of care that is a step in the right direction towards making a difference for this vulnerable group.
This work hasn’t been done before, and represents the first time that a national multi-centre clinical audit of ED care for homeless people has been carried out in the UK.
