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NHS and Social Services: Voluntary Work

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 53119

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients received support from the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service in each month since May 2023.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England does not hold this information. Over its lifetime, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme has supported over 219,000 people.

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