Evidenced outcome: Confidence that time spent volunteering is of benefit to staff, patients, and the organisation they volunteer for

  • Evidence point
    11 / 11 volunteers strongly agreed or agreed their volunteering has had a positive impact for the patients / service users they help; 8 / 11 volunteers strongly agreed or agreed their volunteering has had a positive impact for the staff they work alongside and 10 / 11 volunteers strongly agreed or agreed their volunteering has had a positive impact for the organisation they volunteer for
  • Primary beneficiary
    Volunteers
  • Partner organisation
    The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
  • Volunteering role / intervention
    Discharge Drivers
  • Evidence strength
    Promising
  • Produced
    December 2025

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