An event which saw organisations work together to help the homeless access more support in part of Norfolk has been judged a success.
The information day at Great Yarmouth’s The Drill House was organised by the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and East Norfolk Medical Practice.
It offered a wide range of help including a hot meal, flu jab, haircuts and mental health support.
Leah Spry, the sleeping rough team’s manager, said: “The team has received an increase in self-referrals since the event, and other services have been in touch for advice and support.
Our work relies on developing good relationships within our teams and our external partners and the event helped increase our own knowledge and learn new skills to create some lasting positive changes for ourselves, our teams and the people we serve,” she said.
“It was nice to see how many professionals want to work in an integrated way to support service users. This is a really great learning culture. We all need one another to make a difference and feel good about what we do.”
The event included around a dozen stands offering support and advice and a local supermarket donated enough food for 200 people.
