Dot Henning - ”Young People Homelessness and Access to Healthcare” Sneak Peek

Young people, homelessness and access to health care
Location - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Lecture Theatre B, Level 7
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
305 Grattan Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000

4-5 Lecture
5-6 Post-Lecture Networking & Canapes

Peter Mac and The University of Melbourne presents

Nursing at Melbourne: 2023 Seminar Series

Equitable access to health care is a key indicator of safety and quality of care and is fundamental to the performance of our health system. Nurses work at the intersections between primary, community and the acute health services and therefore play an important role in navigating timely access and advocating for system improvements that meet the needs of all people seeking health care.

This year the Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre are proud to co-host a public event series that will explore the concept of equitable health care and the critical role that nurses play in closing the equity gap.

Each event will be followed by canapés, drinks, and networking. Students are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

Our four-part series aims to:

1. Explore the design, implementation, and evaluation of nurse-led models of care that address equity of access to health care for vulnerable populations,

2. Consider strategies to optimise nurses’ scope of practice to enable better access to healthcare

3. Foster networking and collaboration among clinicians, researchers and students with an interest in health services research focussed on advancing equity of access to healthcare.

About this event:

Dot Henning – ‘Young People, Homelessness and Access to Health Care’

Dot Henning is a Youth Health Nurse Practitioner and a Midwife. She is a Registered Nurse, a midwife, has a Diploma of Adolescent Health (and Welfare), a Master of Nursing and a PhD. She was endorsed as one of the first four Nurse Practitioners in Victoria. Dot is employed at the Young People’s Health Service (YPHS), a program of the Department of Adolescent Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital. YPHS is located in a community setting collocated with other services to address the needs of young people experiencing homelessness. Being a program of the hospital brings the benefits of clinical governance and support while working within a social service setting provides access to highly vulnerable young people who may not otherwise access healthcare.

Dot has worked at the Young People’s Health Service (YPHS) for 21 years developing and refining her practice to best meet the complex health needs of the young homeless. She believes health access and good health care should be equally available to all young people.