Optimising the Nursing Scope of Practice in a Homeless Health Service: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Aim: To explore specialist homeless health professionals' perceptions of gaps in homeless health care and understand whether these might be addressed through existing nursing scopes of practice.

Design: Qualitative descriptive study.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups with a purposive sample of 22 staff in nursing (11) and non-nursing (11) roles, engaged with a Homeless Health Service.

Heat Illness Requiring Emergency Care for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Case Study Series.

Extreme heat and hot weather has a negative impact on human health and society. Global warming has resulted in an increase in the frequency and duration of heatwaves. Heat-related illnesses are a significant negative consequence of high temperatures and can be life-threatening medical emergencies.