Evidenced outcome: Cost avoidance compared to no calls

  • Evidence point
    Volunteer-led calls service resulted in a total of £71,000 cost avoidance for QEH to date.
  • Primary beneficiary
    Organisation
  • Partner organisation
    Norfolk and Waveney ICB - The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
  • Volunteering role / intervention
    DNA calls
  • Evidence strength
    Promising
  • Produced
    January 2026

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