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Poor housing is damaging people’s health and driving pressure on health services, says the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

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Poor housing is driving avoidable pressure across health and social care services and damaging people’s health. Millions of people are living in homes that do not meet their needs, identified in a new report by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), launched today at the House of Lords.

Packed with practical examples, recommendations for leadership, preventative interventions, closer system integration improvements and workforce improvement, RCOT is calling for the governments of all four nations, local governments, and health, social care and housing systems to work together to address where people live. Health prevention and system reform can only be delivered once housing needs are met.

If you found this of interest, we are pleased to host a HAPPI Hour webinar, Building Health into Homes: how occupational therapy can unlock the connection between housing and health, on Tuesday, 21 July, from 4pm - 5pm, to further explore this latest RCOT report. Registrations are now open.