NHS staff have stepped out of their surgeries for the day “to connect and build trust” with local boaters.
About 2,000 people are predicted to be living on Wiltshire’s canals and with many of them constantly on the move, it can make visiting the doctor difficult.
Ayesha Khanam, from the East Kennet Primary Care Network, said: “Part of our health and equalities initiative is to look at areas and cohorts of people who have the most amount of trouble reaching us at the surgery.”
She added that is why the Kennet and Avon team wanted to put together a drop in session at Pewsey Wharf, which took place on Wednesday, and is looking at putting on more outreach services in the future.