Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) began in Westminster in 2010, it has since expanded to a wide range of London boroughs. In the 10 years HHPA has been operating in London over 130 individuals have completed training to become volunteer Peer Advocates, delivering more than 23,500 one-to-one appointments and group health promotion sessions.
If you want to book a Peer Advocate to attend a health appointment please call us to see if we can work with you: 020 7725 2851 or email: hhpa@groundswell.org.uk and someone will get back to you. All referring organisations will then be given a HHPA referral booking form. We will try our best to help with last minute bookings but may not always have someone available.
Where HHPA London operates and how to refer:
| Borough/project | Can accept referrals from: | Can accompany people experiencing homelessness to appointments around: | Other services offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare (including dentists, opticians) and mental healthcare. | Health promotion in-reach sessions |
| Hackney | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare (including dentists, opticians) and mental healthcare. | Health promotion in-reach sessions |
| Tower Hamlets | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare (including dentists, opticians) and mental healthcare. | |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare, mental healthcare and drug and alcohol misuse. | Health promotion in-reach sessions |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare (including dentists, opticians) and mental healthcare. | Health promotion in-reach sessions |
| Greenwich | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare (including dentists, opticians) and mental healthcare. | Health promotion in-reach sessions |
| Westminster | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare (including dentists, opticians) and mental healthcare. | Health promotion in-reach sessions |
| Islington | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare, mental healthcare and drug and alcohol misuse. | |
| Lambeth | Homeless sector staff, healthcare staff, self-referral | Physical healthcare (including dentists, opticians) and mental healthcare. | Health promotion in-reach sessions |
