Evidenced outcome: Reduced feelings of loneliness/ social isolation

  • Evidence point
    95% of patients agreed or strongly agreed that volunteers helped them to feel less lonely /isolated. N= 211 survey responses.
  • Primary beneficiary
    Service users
  • Partner organisation
    Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
  • Volunteering role / intervention
    Arts in Health
  • Evidence strength
    Compelling
  • Produced
    August 2025

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