CAN Expo 2023 at Bournemouth University. On 19 April 2023, Bournemouth University hosted a significant conference in Dorset, creating a single point of focus for charities, community groups, health and council leaders and their teams to come together at a time of transformation and recovery. Focus was given to all [...]
Bournemouth University Community Voices Webinar Series On 12 April 20219, the Community Voices Webinar was hosted by Bels (Health Bus Volunteer & Project Coordinator) and Mel (Principal Academic in Social Work at BU). Mel was able to discuss with Bels the context of homelessness locally and the barriers that many [...]
Bournemouth University students engage in HealthBus Project Eleven Second-year BA Hons Media students at Bournemouth University will be collaborating with the HealthBus Trust on a 9-week project. Working to a live brief, these students will be exploring the barriers and challenges faced by those that are experiencing homelessness whilst exploring [...]
Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood: MP for Bournemouth East visits HealthBus team On 23 March 2023, the HealthBus team had the opportunity to meet the MP for Bournemouth East Rt. Hon Tobias Ellwood, Councillor Jane Kelly and Gayatri B Lokhande as they sought to discover more about the local charity and [...]
The KFC Foundation Shortlisting for UK Charities The KFC Foundation is working on making closer links to the young people who benefit from the grants offered. The HealthBus was selected to help the Foundation with how they spend their money in the support of other charities across the UK. The [...]
Pathways from Homelessness Conference 2023: London The 12th International Conference of the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health was held on the 15th & 16th March 2023, in London. The Conference focused on Integration for Inclusion Health – reflecting the shifts in the health and social care system flowing from [...]
Paul Jackson awards HealthBus with a Donation! We are thrilled to have welcomed Paul Jackson (CEO The Hospital Saturday Fund) today who has kindly awarded the HealthBus Trust a grant for essential equipment for the bus. Operations Director, Kate Hibbitt states, "We are so pleased to be partnering with Paul [...]
AUB: BA Interior Architecture & Design: Socially Conscious Design Unit On 07 March 2023, Arts University Bournemouth BA Interior Architecture & Design Level 4 students presented their ideas to transform a designated high street store in Poole into an accessible medical clinic for those who are vulnerable in the community. This [...]
The Clothworkers' Foundation makes a donation to HealthBus HealthBus team member Deano had the honour of meeting the grant team at The Clothworkers' Foundation, London. The Foundation has kindly donated funds for essential office equipment! Their support has been invaluable as the HealthBus team is able to purchase new equipment [...]
Our Dorset Health Inequalities Symposium MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEARNING EVENT Health professionals who wanted to learn more about health inequalities and how to work collaboratively to tackle them in Dorset attended the Health Inequalities Symposium at the Spire, Poole, on 01 February 2023. Bringing together experts and enthusiasts from across health, social [...]
