Can Volunteering Help Create Better Health and Care. An evidence review.

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Abstract

This report was commission by Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett founder of HelpForce in March 2017 to review the current evidence on the effectiveness, deployment and impact of volunteers in the NHS, to support the organisation’s work in maximizing the potential of volunteering in health and social care. This report’s remit was to pull together evidence to help answer the following questions: 1. What volunteer / lay roles are effective in health and care? 2. What do we know about the effective recruitment, management and deployment of volunteers (in any setting)? 3. What evidence is there about the impact of volunteers in health and social care, within England health and social care organisations, and from voluntary sector initiatives working into health and social care?
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherLondon South Bank University
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2017

Keywords

  • Volunteering
  • NHS

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