Commissioned reportThe role of volunteers in the NHS: views from the front line
Commissioned by Royal Voluntary Service and Helpforce, this report looks at the perceptions of frontline NHS staff working in acute care about the operational pressures they face, how they understand the roles and value of volunteers and what gaps there are that volunteers could help fill.
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Insightful and useful
What a disappointing report, BASICS doctors and other HCPs have been volunteering on behalf of ambulance services for over forty years nationwide, yet do not merit a mention. One wonders where you got your information from.....
This report was commissioned to bring to attention to, and support work being undertaken by ambulance trusts to develop and diversify volunteering as part of a development programme. As such it's a specific contribution, rather than holistic overview and I agree, it would be good to reflect the variety of roles which currently exist in ambulance trusts in any future work on volunteering in ambulance services including those undertaken by healthcare professionals.
great, very useful information.
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