All Outputs (5)

Why were COVID-19 infections lower than expected amongst people who are homeless in London, UK in 2020? Exploring community perspectives and the multiple pathways of health inequalities in pandemics (2021)
Journal Article
Guise, A., Burridge, S., Annand, P., Burrows, M., Platt, L., D. Rathod, S., …Cornes, M. (2022). Why were COVID-19 infections lower than expected amongst people who are homeless in London, UK in 2020? Exploring community perspectives and the multiple pathways of health inequalities in pandemics. #Journal not on list, 2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100038

High rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths amongst people who are homeless in London, UK were feared. Rates however stayed much lower than expected throughout 2020; an experience that compares to other settings globally. This study sought a commu... Read More about Why were COVID-19 infections lower than expected amongst people who are homeless in London, UK in 2020? Exploring community perspectives and the multiple pathways of health inequalities in pandemics.

Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Cornes, M., W Aldridge, R., Biswell, E., Byng, R., Clark, M., Foster, G., …Whiteford, M. (2021). Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(17), https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr09170

Background: In 2013, 70% of people who were homeless on admission to hospital were discharged back to the street without having their care and support needs addressed. In response, the UK government provided funding for 52 new specialist homeless h... Read More about Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation.

Hospital readmission among people experiencing homelessness in England: a cohort study of 2772 matched homeless and housed inpatients (2021)
Journal Article
Lewer, D., Menezes, D., Cornes, M., M Blackburn, R., Byng, R., Clark, M., …W Aldridge, R. (2021). Hospital readmission among people experiencing homelessness in England: a cohort study of 2772 matched homeless and housed inpatients. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75, https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-215204

Background Inpatients experiencing homelessness are often discharged to unstable accommodation or the street, which may increase the risk of readmission. Methods We conducted a cohort study of 2772 homeless patients discharged after an emergency a... Read More about Hospital readmission among people experiencing homelessness in England: a cohort study of 2772 matched homeless and housed inpatients.

Homelessness and integrated care (2021)
Journal Article
Clark, M., Cornes, M., Whiteford, M., Aldridge, R., Biswell, E., Byng, R., …Tinelli, M. (2021). Homelessness and integrated care. Journal of Integrated Care, 30(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-03-2021-0012

Purpose People experiencing homelessness often have complex needs requiring a range of support. These may include health problems (physical illness, mental health and/or substance misuse) as well as social, financial and housing needs. Addressing th... Read More about Homelessness and integrated care.

Going remote (2021)
Book Chapter
J. Annand, P., Spike Hudson, M., Esi D. Yankah, M., Burrows, M., Burridge, S., Cornes, M., …Platt, L. (2021). Going remote. In COVID-19 and Co-production in Health and Social Care Research, Policy and Practice (113 - 122). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.47674/9781447361794

For a group co-producing participatory homeless health research, the COVID-19 pandemic presented challenging circumstances, notably physically distanced working. With limited technology among the research team and participants alike, remote resea... Read More about Going remote.