General Article Study shows homeless people in England die 30 years younger than national average

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Following the research, Crisis – the national charity for single homeless people who commissioned the study – have called for NHS restructuring to consider the needs of people living on the streets.

The report, titled Homelessness Kills: a study of the mortality of homeless people in England in the 21st century was carried out by Dr Bethan Thomas of the University of Sheffield's Department of Geography.

Drawing on different datasets, Dr Thomas analysed more than 1,700 deaths in England for ...

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