BCP Council has received funding from central government to offer health and social support to homeless or vulnerable residents across the conurbation who have been discharged from emergency care. A total of £640,000 has been awarded by the Department of Health and Social Care to help reduce inequalities in health and social care by providing out-of-hospital care for homeless residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Many homeless residents who are discharged from hospital continue to rough sleep or be at high risk of losing their temporary accommodation and are often admitted back to emergency care. The funding will contribute towards a multi-disciplinary approach offering care and support for homeless patients, many of whom are frequent attendees in the emergency departments.
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Southampton is taking part in a world-first trial. SOUTHAMPTON is spearheading a world-first trial to identify the most effective booster vaccines in the battle against Covid-19. A new government-funded initiative will determine the immune responses triggered by each of the seven vaccines developed in a bid to defeat the killer virus. The trial will be led by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. A trust spokesperson said: Volunteers from Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth will soon be able to receive a third ‘booster’ vaccine through a new clinical trial launching this week. The study, backed by £19.3m of government funding through the Vaccines Taskforce, will be run at University Hospital Southampton, University Hospitals Dorset and the Portsmouth Research Hub (Portsmouth Hospitals).