Summary of report content
Healthwatch Croydon is the consumer champion for users of health and social care services. There purpose is to listen to and understand the needs, experiences and concerns of people who use health and social care services in Croydon. Healthwatch Croydon were told about GPs refusing to register customers who reside at the hostel, and that this issue had persisted for several years with BME customers in particular. Based on this initial scoping, Healthwatch Croydon decided to research further. Healthwatch Croydon spoke to 78 customers in total, which represents 27% of homeless people in Evolve accommodation in Croydon. Healthwatch Croydon worked with two compatible styles of survey, a short version of two questions and a longer version of seven, depending on the situation of the customer at the time of the outreach session. Some customers answered the survey in part. Initial scoping suggested that many would not be registered with a GP, however of those we spoke to we found this not to be the case with 65 out of 78 registered in Croydon. This is 83% Some who were registered with GPs (6 respondents) had their registration out of the borough and in some cases as far as 300 miles away meaning they cannot easily access services. This report does not contain recommendations but highlights the challenges and learning from the research.Would you like to look at:
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