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<p>Every person who dies while they do not have a place to call home is one too many
and we have a moral duty to act.</p><p>It should not happen that people die prematurely
and on the street because they are homeless. Whilst we recognise that suitable housing
is a key part of the solution, health services have a significant role to play, alongside
other public services.</p><p>My Department is working with the Department of Health
and Social Care to ensure that rough sleepers have the health care they need, when
they need it. In its long-term plan, the National Health Service committed to investing
up to £30 million extra on meeting the needs of rough sleepers. This will ensure that
the parts of England most affected by rough sleeping have better access to specialist
homelessness NHS mental health support, integrated into existing outreach services.</p><p>We
are also ensuring that where a homeless person dies, or is seriously injured, Safeguarding
Adult Reviews take place where appropriate, so that local services can learn lessons
from these tragic events to better prevent them from happening in the future.</p>
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