Homeless Health Inclusion Team
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Our team consists of a psychiatrist, mental health nurses, a psychologist, and a dual diagnosis worker, along with dedicated administrative support.
We work closely with GPs, Haringey Council and StreetLink outreach Team.
The team provides timely access to advice, assessment and a range of appropriate interventions. They ensure that all service users are treated with dignity and respect without discrimination and according to their needs. The service works together with partners across organisational boundaries to challenge stigma and reduce inequalities so Haringey residents can have the best opportunities and receive the right services at the right time.
The team’s main function is to reduce health inequalities, by improving the health care and social inclusion of the rough sleeping population.
The team was previously known as Haringey Rough Sleepers’ Team.
- Borough(s): Haringey
- Email: nlft.homelesshealthinclusionteamhhit@nhs.net
- Age range treated: 17+
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Address:
Ash Building, 1st Floor, St Ann’s Hospital , St Ann’s Road, London, N15 3TH
- Phone number: 0208 7024 6969
- Service hours: 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays)
How to access this service
The service will accept self-referrals and referrals from other services i.e. GP, Housing services; Social Care. Referrals will be received by telephone or email and self-referrals will normally be reached through out-reach or the Mulberry Junction, or other venues used by rough sleeping population.
Referrals are to be sent to: beh-tr.homelesshealthinclusionteamhhit@nhs.net.
This is checked throughout the day.
What to expect
Our aim is to ensure:
- People experiencing homelessness receive high quality healthcare.
- People with a lived experience of homelessness are pro-actively included in patient and public engagement active-ties and supported to join the future healthcare workforce.
- People experiencing homelessness are never denied access to primary care.
- Mental Health Care Pathways, including crisis care, offer timely assessment, treatment and continuity of care for people experiencing homelessness.
- Wherever possible people experiencing homelessness are never discharged from hospital to the street or to unsuitable accommodation.
- Homeless health advice and signposting is available with-in all urgent and emergency care pathways and settings.
Service manager(s)
Mamta Sahdev
Useful Information
Specialist services:
- Haringey Advisory Group on Alcohol (HAGA) - offers alcohol support in Haringey to those who think they have an alcohol problem and those affected by alcohol
- Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL) - provides access to specialist Immigration Advice for vulnerable migrants
- Housing-Related Support services | Haringey Council - Haringey Council Housing-Related Support (HRS) (previously Supporting People) helps Haringey’s most vulnerable single adult residents build independent lives in appropriate and safe housing. Support from all services is available to help you achieve your goals and vision of a good life.
- Thames Reach | Outreach services - Thames Reach - Thames Reach is commissioned to deliver the Haringey Street Outreach Team on the Council’s behalf
- StreetLink - Connecting people sleeping rough to local services - StreetLink is a platform that connects people rough sleeping in England and Wales to support provided by local authorities and charities. This includes anyone who is sleeping outside, preparing to bed down, or sleeping somewhere not designed for habitation, such as a car. To make these connections, the platform relies on alerts submitted by members of the public and people sleeping rough.
