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The HealthBus Trusts main objectives are to preserve and protect the health of the homeless and rough sleepers in Bournemouth and the surrounding area.
The HealthBus provides a mobile health facility that travels to the areas of Bournemouth where people sleep rough, providing basic health care, a GP service and access to addiction and mental health support services. The service provision is designed to be appropriate and accessible, supporting people as they move away from rough sleeping. Our key to success and unique selling point, is that we take healthcare to people that are on the margins of society, disengaged and in many cases dehumanised by wider society. We provide hope and opportunity at the point of need.
We provide:
• Immediate GP services and treatment;
• Physical and mental health assessments, drug, alcohol and lifestyle advice, prescriptions, blood tests and immunisations.
• Referrals to other services
• Preventative healthcare
• Screening tests
The HealthBus provides a mobile health facility that travels to the areas of Bournemouth where people sleep rough, providing basic health care, a GP service and access to addiction and mental health support services. The service provision is designed to be appropriate and accessible, supporting people as they move away from rough sleeping. Our key to success and unique selling point, is that we take healthcare to people that are on the margins of society, disengaged and in many cases dehumanised by wider society. We provide hope and opportunity at the point of need.
We provide:
• Immediate GP services and treatment;
• Physical and mental health assessments, drug, alcohol and lifestyle advice, prescriptions, blood tests and immunisations.
• Referrals to other services
• Preventative healthcare
• Screening tests
Contact
Address
St Peters Church,
Hinton Road,
Dorset,
BH1 2EE,
United Kingdom
Work Tel. No.
07775677162
kate@healthbus.co.uk
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In Brief
Charity Number
1186790
No. of Paid Staff
4
No. of Volunteers
30
Does the organisation involve volunteers with experience of the criminal justice system?
Yes
Primary Field of Work
Physical health
Custody or Community
Community
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Regions
South West | Bournemouth UA | Dorset | Christchurch | Poole UA
Fields of Work
Advice & advocacy | Alcohol & drugs | Disability | Housing & homelessness | Lobbying & campaigning | Mental health | Physical health | Research & academia | Sexual health