Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 41756
NHS: Voluntary Work
Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025
Question
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat — Woking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to work with volunteers to (a) add resilience to the NHS workforce, (b) reduce waiting lists and (c) move care out-of-hospital and into the community.
Answer
Karin SmythThe National Health Service has always benefitted from the generous support of volunteers. Volunteers will continue to play an important and complementary role in the NHS and care system, supporting patients, families, and staff.NHS England invested £10 m...
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