Bruno Ornelas’ Post

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Government Adviser MHCLG - Rough Sleeping & Homelessness | Trustee | Consultant

Pleased to have contributed to developing new homelessness and hospital discharge guidance with colleagues from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Department of Health and Social Care. The guidance includes examples of best practice, including step by step guides and example pathways, which can be adapted to suit local practices, as well as assessing patients for safeguarding and care needs. The latter includes a reminder that a person’s ‘ordinary residence’ or ‘local connection’ is only relevant after the person has been assessed as eligible for accommodation and/or social care support. Unsafe discharge can trigger a safeguarding concern linked to neglect or self-neglect and acts of omission (failure to provide access to appropriate health, care and support). The Care Act 2014 also allows for the use of urgent provision, as there are powers to provide this under section 19(3) Care Act 2014. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e2YYEz-t

Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness

Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness

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Heather Fisk

Head of Housing at East Suffolk Council

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Andy Lloyd. BA(Hons), AMRSPH, MCMI, HML

Health Improvement Manager (Wider Determinants of Health) at Somerset County Council

9mo

Thank you for sharing this.. a topic area we were discussing earlier today.

Alexandra Green MCIPR

Head of Corporate Services at Honeycomb Group - A hive of social-minded brands working for the community

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Great work Bruno … hope you’re well 🙌🏻

Joni Nettleship

Comms and Engagement Manager, Homelessness Programme, Specsavers. 🌈

9mo

That's amazing Bruno

Andy Lloyd. BA(Hons), AMRSPH, MCMI, HML

Health Improvement Manager (Wider Determinants of Health) at Somerset County Council

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