Evidenced outcome: Reduced anxiety about getting home from hospital

• Evidence point
  99.1% of patients strongly agreed or agreed being able to use the volunteer drivers service helped them to feel less anxious about getting home after being discharged (n=325).
• Primary beneficiary
  Service users
• Partner organisation
  The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
• Volunteering role / intervention
  Discharge Drivers
• Evidence strength
  Compelling
• Produced
  December 2025

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