Groundswell - the reality of homelessness, from the people who have been there.

In our final episode of the Primary Share podcast series, Listen Up Project Officer Mat Amp talks to leading clinician and researcher in homeless and Inclusion Health, Dr Caroline Shulman about his experience accessing primary care.  Together they look at some of the barriers Mat has faced as an addict who experienced homelessness. Mat talks openly about his past and some of the trauma he has experienced in his life.  They explore the impact of homelessness, addiction and mental health issues have shaped the way Mat has engaged with healthcare services, what has worked for him and some of the things that need to change.  Head to groundswell-listenup-hub.org [http://www.groundswell-listenup-hub.org/]  listen to other podcasts and read stories from Listen Up! community reporters and project staff with lived experience.   Listen Up! is a lived experience-led storytelling project funded by Comic Relief and in partnership with On Our Radar. Our goal is to champion major change towards better healthcare access and life expectancy for people facing homelessness. Find out about the Listen Up! project at groundswell.org.uk/listenup/ [https://groundswell.org.uk/listenup/]

For Diabetes Awareness Week (10th-16th June), we're sharing this insightful conversation between actor, Gethin Anthony and Homeless Health Caseworker, Mark, around managing diabetes and other long-term conditions while experiencing homelessness. Their conversation covers the role of Groundswell's Homeless Health Peer Advocacy team and the work they do every day, the challenges of managing diabetes and accessing healthcare when experiencing homelessness, and how Groundswell's work can be supported.  Learn more about our campaign for Diabetes Awareness Week: https://groundswell.org.uk/2024/diabetes-awareness-week/ Donate here: https://bit.ly/4aRAKDn #Homelessness #DiabetesWeek #Health #Donations #DiabetesAwareness

In our second episode of the Primary Share podcast series, Listen Up! community reporter Mark talks to Dr Caroline Shulman, leading clinician and researcher in homeless and inclusion health, about his experiences of accessing primary care.  Together they look back on Mark’s experiences of homelessness and severe mental ill-health. Mark explains the difference dual diagnosis has made to his life and speaks up about what else needs to change in primary care settings.  Caroline and Mark discuss HHPA, Groundswell’s Homeless Health Peer Advocacy [https://groundswell.org.uk/what-we-do/homeless-health-peer-advocacy/] service, and IAPT, NHS Talking Therapies [https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/adults/nhs-talking-therapies/]. Head to groundswell-listenup-hub.org [http://www.groundswell-listenup-hub.org/] to listen to other podcasts and more stories from Listen Up! community reporters. Listen Up! is a lived experience-led storytelling project funded by Comic Relief and in partnership with On Our Radar. Our goal is to champion major change towards better healthcare access and life expectancy for people facing homelessness.  Find out about the Listen Up! project at: groundswell.org.uk/listenup/ [https://groundswell.org.uk/listenup/]

We all have a right to good health. Listening to people with experience of homelessness about the issues they have faced when accessing healthcare is key to finding solutions.   In the first episode of the Primary Share podcast series, hear from Listen Up! community reporters Mahesh, Yves, Shift, Mat and Mark. They talk about their experiences of accessing primary care with Dr Caroline Shulman, leading clinician and researcher in homeless and inclusion health.    Primary Share is a new podcast series from the Listen Up! project at Groundswell.   Head to www.groundswell-listenup-hub.org [http://www.groundswell-listenup-hub.org/] to listen to other podcasts and more stories from Listen Up! community reporters   Listen Up! is a lived experience-led storytelling project funded by Comic Relief and in partnership with On Our Radar. Our goal is to champion major change towards better healthcare access and life expectancy for people facing homelessness.    Find out about the Listen Up! project at https://groundswell.org.uk/listenup/ [https://groundswell.org.uk/listenup/] #Health #Homelessness

Following the Red Nose Day appeal which saw Prince William in conversation with Groundswell volunteer reporters Miles and Nawshin on their ‘Listen Up!' podcast, the full episode has been released discussing the issues around homelessness and how listening to stories can challenge misconceptions. Photo credit: credit Comic Relief/Daniel Loveday.