Information about living conditions in social housing is set to be added to residents' NHS records as a part of a pilot project aimed at tackling health inequalities.

First of-its-kind pilot between landlord and NHS trust to integrate social housing data into health records

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Prima Group, a Liverpool housing association, have joined forces on a project that integrates social care housing data into NHS records to improve health outcomes. 

A major NHS trust serving more than a million people in and around Liverpool has revealed plans for a “unique project” in which social housing data will be integrated with healthcare records.

A Liverpool housing association is taking part in a first-of-its-kind project that integrates people’s living conditions into official NHS records.

Prima Group and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust says they aim to significantly enhance the quality of healthcare and support services given to tenants by linking housing conditions to health outcomes.

Residents across Liverpool are set to benefit from a unique project that will see housing data becoming incorporated into health records.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with a housing association and a charity foundation to integrate social housing data into official NHS records and link them to health outcomes.