Hospital readmission among people experiencing homelessness in England: a cohort study of 2772 matched homeless and housed inpatients.

Dan LewerDee MenezesMichelle CornesRuth M BlackburnRichard ByngMichael ClarkSpiros DenaxasHannah EvansJames FullerNigel HewettAlan KilmisterSerena April LuchenskiJill ManthorpeMartin MckeeJoanne NealeAlistair StoryMichela TinelliMartin WhitefordFatima WurieAlexei YavlinskyAndrew HaywardRobert Aldridge

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2021)

Hospital patients experiencing homelessness have high rates of emergency readmission that are not explained by health. This highlights the need for discharge arrangements that address their health, housing and social care needs.

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