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This year it came to our attention that homeless individuals in our City were finding it difficult to access GP services and receive the treatment that they required.
The effect of this difficulty was that their health was deteriorating and they were likely to find themselves attending their local A&E with a much more severe condition. We worked with Voices of Stoke and Expert Citizens and found that many GP Practices were refusing to register homeless individuals unless they have proof of identity. We raised this with Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and communications have been sent to all GP Practices in the City informing them that proof of identity is not a requirement of registration. We continue to work on this important issue this year too.
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