The £323k of funding was awarded to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) to expand its Rough Sleeper Service to provide new podiatry and dental services, alongside the physical and mental health clinics already available.
Having provided more than 1,734 treatments for homeless people in West Kent, the Rough Sleeper Service will be rolled out in Medway and East Kent, where it is hoped the impact will be even greater.
Claire Knight, Complex Care Outreach Nurse from KCHFT, led the project in West Kent and will be helping to embed the service across Medway and east Kent.
Claire said, “The West Kent project has shown it’s an invaluable service for those who need it. Patients often spoke of difficulty accessing mainstream services due to fear, perceived stigma and discrimination. Some also felt their healthcare concerns wouldn’t be heard due to being homeless or labelled as having substance misuse problems.
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