8 February 2018

Volunteering in general practice: Opportunities and insights

Volunteering in general practice: Opportunities and insights
Kings Fund February 2018
  • This research identified four approaches to supporting volunteering in general practice: use of volunteers to enable general practice to carry out its activities; organisations using volunteer support that were located within general practice premises; social prescribing; and community-centred general practices.
  • Tem case studies are explored  which demonstrate that approaches to supporting volunteering in general practice provide an opportunity for practices to engage beyond their traditional boundaries, creating an interface with voluntary and community sector organisations and with the wider community.