Episode 5 focuses on Homeless and Inclusion Health, and features Dr Nigel Hewett, OBE, founder and Medical Director of the charity Pathway, which provides healthcare for homeless people. We discuss a broad range of topics relevant to all doctors working in clinical practice, including:

• The importance of research
• The concept of Proportional Universality and its use as a model to deliver care to those in greatest need
• The emergence of social prescribing and its potential to improve care

As well as some practical tips for managing patients with complex needs.

 

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Episode 4 Selected Websites:

Pathway Charity:

http://www.pathway.org.uk/

 

Pathway Research & Publications:

http://www.pathway.org.uk/publications/faculty/

 

Sir Michael Marmot – WHO Profile:

http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/marmot/en/

 

Dr Gary Bloch - Health Providers Against Poverty

https://healthprovidersagainstpoverty.ca/