Alex Bax
Alex Bax is chief executive of Pathway, the national homeless and inclusion health charity
CommentWhy the NHS is broken for homeless people
The NHS struggles to care for homeless patients due to service gaps and short-term funding. A recent review highlights how dedicated teams improved care for this group, advocating for systemic changes to address institutional barriers.
CommentHow the Health and Care Bill can help the homeless and socially excluded
The new structures and duties proposed in the Bill, to integrate services around patient’s needs and across organisational boundaries present the opportunity for a step-change in our collective responses to the most excluded, writes Alex Bax
CommentPoor, ill and costing £33bn a year: we must mend this legacy
Structural changes in society with health as their focus would save many billions of pounds and be good for everyone - especially the most disadvantaged