1 July 2021

Law for health: Using free legal services to tackle the social determinants of health

Law for health: Using free legal services to tackle the social determinants of health
University College London Centre for Access to Justice July 2021
  • Health Justice Partnerships are practitioner-led collaborations between free social welfare legal services and healthcare services to better address the health-harming unmet legal needs of patients. This report introduces and summarises the concept of Health Justice Partnerships and presents findings of a research project conducted at UCL exploring the experiences of clients and GPs in relation to a primary care-based legal advice clinic.