Background
The Joseph Cowen Healthcare Centre is a multi agency initiative aimed at providing accessible and appropriate health and social care services to those who are homeless, inappropriately housed or those who cannot register with a GP. The service is a joint project between statutory health and social care services and Byker Bridge Housing Association.
The Joseph Cowen Healthcare Centre (formerly the Bridge Medical Centre) moved to Wilfred Street during 1996 and Byker Bridge Housing Association took over management of the service later that year.
Since then the demand for services has grown and this year has seen opening hours extended and the range of outreach services expanded. |
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Services
The centre is open Monday to Friday and operates on an open drop in basis. Services include daily access to a GP, Community Psychiatric Nurse, bathing facilities, clothes store, needle exchange and women only facilities.
Project staff are on hand to offer advice and support on a wide range of issues including; general health, mental health and sexual health, housing issues, welfare benefits and information on other local services available. Help can also be given in registering with a local doctor and how to access other health and social care services.
Outreach services are provided at other homeless projects in Newcastle.
Project staff also provide outreach services on the streets of Newcastle to try to engage the homeless in accessing healthcare services and encourage the use of the Joseph Cowen Healthcare Centre. Staff also provide this service on the streets of North Tyneside.
Joseph Cowen Healthcare Centre
8 WILFRED STREET
BYKER
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE6 1JQ
Opening hours are: - Monday 9.30am – 3.00pm
Tuesday 10.30am – 3.00pm
Wednesday 9.30am – 3.00pm
Thursday 9.30am – 3.00pm
Friday 9.30am – 3.00pm |
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