Homeless to Home Healthcare Brisbane provides a variety of services to enhance the health of the homeless living in Brisbane, and facilitate their transition to accessing housing and creating a home including:
- The provision of primary health care and clinical services by a Registered Nurse at the Brisbane Homelessness Service Centre (BHSC)
- Enhancing access to mainstream health care
- Linking and integrating access to housing ,healthcare and support
- A multi-disciplinary approach to sustaining tenancy and maintaining a home with Micah Projects support and advocacy workers and Registered Nurse
- Hosting an accessible GP clinic
- Health promotion on critical health conditions
- Collaborative Support Plans with collocated agencies
- Collaboration with Queensland Health Homeless Health Outreach Team and Spiritus Homeless Program
- Access to an Acupuncture Clinic weekly
- Access and Referral to Counsellor
Accessing health care services
Individuals and families can access Homeless Healthcare Brisbane through the following channels:
- Walk in to the BHSC
- Joint outreach visits with support and advocacy workers to rough sleepers and within homes
- Referral
- Phone appointment
Weekly Healthcare Clinics (If possible, please phone before the clinic time to make an appointment)
- Mater Community Nurse - Ros Butler
Available during BHSC operating hours and outside of business hours by appointment - GP
Monday 4 - 7pm, Thursday 10am - 1pm - Accupuncturist
Monday 3 - 5pm - Counsellor
Monday 4 - 7pm
Contact: Ros Butler, Mater Community Nurse, at BHSC (07) 3036 4444 e: ros.butler@bshc.net.au
