Patients could be left in the lurch following the closure of an NHS and social care volunteer scheme at the end of the month, the Conservatives have warned. Shadow health
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A charity is appealing for volunteers to support older adults this Christmas after research suggested that one in three people over the age of 70 will spend most of the
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Two thirds of charities are concerned about the availability of volunteers over the winter period, with some unable to help due to their own financial hardship from the cost-of-living crisis.
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The Government is to end the National Citizen Service scheme for young people, a decision described as a “backwards and regrettable step” by former prime minister Lord Cameron. The citizenship
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An appeal has been issued for volunteer drivers after research found that nearly half of over 70-year-olds who do not drive have missed healthcare appointments due to a lack of
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More than 20,000 people have volunteered to be part of a study aimed at speeding up the development of dementia drugs. The group will enable scientists to involve healthy people
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The UK government is recruiting a volunteer army for social care, to help with the sector’s record-high vacancy rate. There are currently a staggering 165,000 open posts, representing 10.7% of
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The Government is expected to announce a recruitment drive seeking volunteers to carry out social care work amid staff shortages in the sector. Members of the public will be encouraged
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More than a thousand people have signed up to provide friendly phone calls from the NHS for vulnerable, isolated or lonely patients in England. GPs, pharmacists and other healthcare workers
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Childline in Scotland’s biggest city is urgently appealing for volunteers to become counsellors as the cost-of-living crisis increases pressures on young people. The counselling service for children has fewer volunteers
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