Report from our landmark research study conducted with the Yale University Maritime Research Center titled ‘Seafarers Health: Research to Date and Current Practices’, incorporates a review of the published literature on seafarer health and wellbeing, including recommendations to improve health and wellbeing among this population, practices implemented by the industry, as well barriers to full implementation.
We have a dedicated and motivated team at the Seafarers Hospital Society that is responsive to the needs of our beneficiaries.
Read moreThe Seafarers Hospital Society offers a selection of free publications which we hope will be of interest to you.
Read moreThe Seafarers Hospital Society was founded in 1821 as the Seamen’s Hospital Society, by a group of philanthropists in response to the increasing number of homeless and impoverished seafarers living on the streets of London after the Napoleonic wars. In 2021 the Society celebrates its bicentenary. Read more about our illustrious history with a walk through our interactive timeline.
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