Helping the Homeless in Gloucestershire
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Fact
The life expectancy of a street homeless person is 42 years old compared with 74 for men and 79 for women. Our GPs believe this average is falling.
How we help
Our resources | Health clinic
The health clinic has been open since 1998,and operates from the day centre. All medical services are accessed from here.
The clinic is run in partnership with GEAR and the West Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust.
Surgery Times
GP led three mornings a week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10.00am - 12.oopm. Nurse led on a Monday and Tuesday. The Nurse is available on Mondays and Tuesdays 9am till 4pm.The G.Ps. hold clinics on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10am till 12.00pm.
What we do
We are able to offer support and advice to people who are without a G.P. in order to help them protect their health whilst homeless and make positive choices in their own health care.
What we provide
- Confidentiality and listening
- Help to register with a G.P
- Access to health and social care
- First aid and minor trauma
- Advice on safer sex and harm reduction
- Advice on keeping well in winter
- Advice on medication
- Advice on drugs and alcohol
- Self help
- Health promotion
- Nutrition
- Hygiene / Infections
- Immunisation and vaccination
- Pregnancy advice
- Foot care
- Oral health
- Ear syringing