Evaluation of the Out-of-Hospital Care Models Programme for People Experiencing Homelessness
Following the Covid-19 pandemic a new hospital discharge and community operating model was introduced in England. This included the evidence-based recommendation that Home First Discharge to Assess (D2A) should incorporate specialist step-down intermediate care services for people experiencing homelessness.
Undertaken by King's College London and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, this evaluation demonstrates the considerable benefits of providing specialist out-of-hospital care services for people experiencing homelessness.