The HealthBus Trust is an award-winning charity that provides outreach, accessible and tailored specialist healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas. Operating a mobile GP-led service, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, local authority and third-sector providers of homeless services, the Trust delivers care at the point of need to people sleeping rough and in emergency accommodation. The charity exists to fulfil an unmet need and engages those who are unable to access mainstream healthcare due to significant barriers and health inequalities.

The HealthBus’s mission is to provide accessible, high-quality, patient-centred healthcare for people experiencing homelessness to address health inequalities and reduce the pressure on the NHS and frontline services of ‘revolving door’ patients. The Trust believes that every person has an equal right to effective and evidence-based healthcare in a safe and non-judgmental environment. The Trust provides GP and nursing services for homeless individuals aged 18 and above, offering basic health checks, wound care, blood tests (including for Hep C/Hep B/HIV/Syphilis), assistance with medical appointments, medication support and prescribing, and sexual health promotion including contraception advice and STI checks.  

The HealthBus is self-funding and operates thanks to the generosity of others, including donations, grants and community fundraising