QNI Opening Doors project--improving health for homeless people and families

This paper looks at homeless health issues and specifically the Opening Doors project being delivered by the Queens Nursing Institute. The paper starts by looking at the subject of homelessness generally, before moving onto the specific health issues and service provision. It then describes the Opening Doors project which is open to nurses and other health professionals working with homeless people and families with particular reference to substance misuse. The project aims to improve the healthcare of the client group by providing resources that practitioners can then apply to their daily work. The paper details the outline of the project, aims, achievements and outcomes to date, along with nurse's views on the issues of working with this client group and two case studies from services that are a part of the project to show the type of work that is being done.