About

The HealthBus Trust is a local, award-winning charity that takes healthcare directly to people experiencing homelessness in Bournemouth and nearby areas. We meet people on the streets or in temporary accommodation, removing barriers so care is easy to access, respectful, and safe. Our care is relational and patient-centred: we listen first, treat what’s urgent, and stay alongside people as they recover.

We work as one team with clinicians, community partners, and homelessness services to provide wrap-around support. That means assessments and treatment, plus swift referrals into housing, dentistry, mental health and addiction services, and other practical help that restores dignity and hope. This joined-up approach reduces pressure on busy frontline services and helps people move forward to purposeful, healthy living.

Our vision is bold: tackle health inequalities and establish a HealthBus wherever people need us most. Our mission is simple: deliver accessible, high-quality care through strong partnerships. And our values are clear: everyone has an equal right to effective, evidence-based healthcare in a non-judgemental environment.

Our team includes specialist nurses, clinical leads, administrators, a social prescriber, and dedicated volunteers. For many people, they become the first trusted faces on a new path to recovery. Guided by a recovery model that champions hope, purpose, and empowerment, we aim to stop the “revolving door” of crisis and instead support lasting change, health, dignity, and a route out of homelessness.

We share learning and research, champion people’s voices, and model trauma-informed, flexible practice. Above all, we bring hope, dignity, and lasting change—turning “homeless not hopeless” from a phrase into everyday reality.