Homeless Health Coordination Project

Description

The HHCP exists to improve health access and decrease health inequalities by building focus and capacity: Identifying the health needs of service users and improving awareness. Working with a multitude of services to raise the capacity of supported housing providers to support service users to improve their health outcomes through training, information and facilitating a range of health events. Creating toolkits and information sheets and directories, providing up to date best practice and easy access details of services in Westminster. Bespoke project work, evaluations and small-scale research to support addressing emerging health issues. Lot 1: The project creates a small team (1 FTE) and budget to buy in specialisms (trainers time, research time, volunteer costs) with a focus on embedding a broad health agenda into Westminster City Council’s (“WCC’s”) commissioned rough sleeping and supported housing pathways through a comprehensive training calendar, information, initiatives to improve access to health services and by providing a range of health events. The project also has wider system education and influencing goals, all with the global aim to improve health access and decrease health inequalities. The proposed contract period is anticipated as 3+1+1, commencing on the 1st April 2025.