Leigh Andrews Speech and Language Therapist Change Communication Leigh Andrews is a Speech and Language Therapist with ChgCommCIC, a not for profit organisation that helps people with talking and listening. Leigh worked with vulnerably housed adults for many years before training as a Speech and Language Therapist and researching the communication needs of people sleeping…
Ella Johnson UK Policy & Advocacy Officer/Outreach Lead Doctors of the World UK, part of the Médecins du Monde network Ella Johnson is a Snr Policy and Advocacy Officer for Doctors of the World (DOTW) UK working on DOTW’s advocacy objectives to reduce barriers to care for excluded patients, and delivering Mobile Clinic services. She…
Wendy Ann Webb MSc, BSc, RN, Queen’s Nurse, PhD Candidate and Florence Nightingale Research Scholar University of Worcester Wendy has just completed her PhD exploring end-of-life priorities within the homeless population at the University of Worcester. She was awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation Research Scholarship for the first 2 years of her PhD. Prior to…
Dr Peter Buchman Clinical Lead, Pathway Homeless Team, Royal London Hospital GP, Health E1 – Homeless Medical Centre Peter was born in Sydney Australia & graduated from his medical degree in 1991. He also completed his GP training in Sydney where he worked at the Kirketon Road Centre where he first developed an interest in…
Dr David Blane Clinical Research Fellow in General Practice, University of Glasgow Academic Lead, Deep End GP Group David is an academic GP in Glasgow. He works as a part-time GP in the south of the city and does teaching and research – mostly related to social determinants of health and health inequalities – at…
Richard Murray Chief Executive The King’s Fund Richard was appointed as Chief Executive of The King’s Fund in January 2019, after five years as the Director of Policy. Before joining the Fund in January 2014, Richard was chief analyst at NHS England and had held a number of roles at the Department of Health, including…
Professor John Wright Visiting Professor in Clinical Epidemiology Universities of York, Leeds and Bradford John Wright is a clinician and epidemiologist with a background in hospital medicine and public health in the UK and in Africa. He established and leads the Bradford Institute for Health Research and Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, working to…
Dr Carey Lunan Chair RCGP Scotland Dr Carey Lunan is a GP partner in one of Edinburgh’s Deep End practices and is the current Chair of RCGP Scotland. Her priorities during her time as Chair include a focus on practitioner wellbeing, the role of general practice in reducing health inequality, improving the interface between primary…
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We are determined to end homelessness. We do it person by person and by influencing policies to ensure everyone has a place to call home. Homelessness is devastating, leaving people vulnerable and isolated. Crisis offers ground breaking housing, health, education and employment services. We work with thousands…
The Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health is an inclusive membership organisation for people involved in health care for excluded groups, such as Homeless people, gypsies and travellers, vulnerable migrants and people involved in the sex industry. Membership is open to nurses, doctors, medical professionals, social workers, public health experts, health advocates and support workers,…