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.
Dr Billy Cheung, former chief registrar at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the changes he made during his time as chief registrar, and the learnings that got him there.
Sir Ian Kennedy calls upon the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to add compliance with statutory duties regarding homelessness to regimes for inspecting hospitals.
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.
Dr Ruwani Rupesinghe, respiratory medicine trainee at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, shares her tips on leading change as a new chief registrar in a new trust.
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.
