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What you can do to directly help the homeless people in your care

Petra Kendall-Raynor Health writer

With the number of homeless people’s visits to emergency departments soaring, simply showing kindness could make all the difference

The number of visits by homeless people to emergency departments (EDs) in England has more than trebled since 2011, an investigation by the British Medical Association (BMA) shows.

Emergency Nurse. 27, 3, 8-9. doi: 10.7748/en.27.3.8.s8

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07 May 2019 / Vol 27 issue 3

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