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March 8, 2026Healthcare1 citationsOpen Access

Mobile Health Clinics Improve Access to Primary Healthcare for Substance Users and the Homeless

Findings from the Process Evaluation of a Mobile Health Clinic Designed to Improve Equity of Access to Primary Healthcare for People with Substance Use Disorders and/or Homelessness in One Region in the North East of England, UK

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EHEmma-Joy HollandEAEleanor AshETElizabeth Titchener

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Process evaluation shows mobile health clinic increases patient satisfaction in accessing primary healthcare, highlighting social determinants of health.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile health clinic in providing primary healthcare to those with substance use disorders and/or homelessness.
  • Pragmatic mixed-methods process evaluation
  • Data sources included patient surveys, qualitative interviews, and routine patient data
  • Qualitative data analyzed using thematic analysis
  • Quantitative data analyzed descriptively
  • Applied RE-AIM framework dimensions for interpretation.
  • 164 patients accessed the mobile health clinic
  • 84% of patients were substance users, with 61% experiencing homelessness
  • High patient satisfaction reported with the service
  • Evidence of improved engagement with statutory healthcare
  • Local organizations expressed willingness to participate in the initiative.

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Holland et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69acc57d32b0ef16a404fa4ahttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14050670
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