Greenhouse Practice (Hackney)

The Greenhouse Practice provides care to people living in hostels or supported accommodation, rough sleepers, and people who spend a significant amount of time on the street or in other public places. 
We also support the hidden homeless, such as people in squats or ‘sofa surfers.’

Greenhouse GP practice is run by the Trust in partnership with Groundswell, a charity which works with homeless and vulnerable people. Both organisations have considerable experience of the challenges which face homeless people and in supporting vulnerable individuals. The practice consists of doctors, nurses and administrative staff.

Please be aware that because of the current situation regarding COVID-19, consultations may be conducted remotely. 

• We aim to provide the highest quality of care to all our patients regardless of their background
• We treat every patient holistically- this means looking at social, psychological and physical reasons when trying to deal with their problems
• We will listen to you and support you to move forward, and identify support to enable you to reach your goals
• We will work with you and for you to prevent you losing your home due to the symptoms of mental illness (and other social and economic problems)
• If you are admitted into hospital, we will work with the necessary authorities to prevent you becoming homeless
• We will work with organisations that have expertise with supporting homeless people, providing office space and facilities to become a one-stop hub for help

Like other GP surgeries, Greenhouse will provide all the usual medical care services including:

• Physical health assessment
• Mental health assessment
• Management of existing conditions
• Investigation and diagnosis of new symptoms
• Cervical screening
• Contraception services
• Vaccinations
• Some maternity services
• Social Prescriber Services 
• Health and Wellbeing Coach and Services
• Diabetes Specialist Nurse (once a month) 
• Dietitian Services - once per month
• Mobile Dental Services - once per month

We provide consultation rooms for partner organisations to provide housing and legal advice, social justice, education, benefits, debt counselling.