Social Care Archives - Volunteering Matters

We regularly post blogs from our own staff, volunteers and key figures in the voluntary sector. Have a browse of our recent blog entries below.

We do already have a social movement for health, but how can we improve its impact?

Almost three million regularly volunteer for health, welfare and disability organisations, which matches the size of the health and social care workforce as a whole. Read our comment piece on the future of volunteering in health and social care. Written by Kate Bermingham and Duncan Tree.

Volunteering younger person and older person

Media may have fixated on costs of drugs, but we’d prefer to look at volunteering

Investment in volunteering might help us to meet the health and care challenges we face as a society.

Raising awareness of the need for health and care volunteers

Volunteering Matters demonstrates the need for volunteers in helping meet the demands and needs of our health and care system.