Health Services: Voluntary Work

Mr. Stephen O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish the proposed strategy to support volunteering in health and social care.

Phil Hope
Building on last year's consultation “Towards a strategy to support volunteering in health and social care: Consultation”, the Department has been working with stakeholders to agree a shared vision for volunteering in the context of the Government's wider strategy for improvement and reform across the health and social care system. We anticipate publishing a high-level strategy to support this in the new year.