NHS England 8 August 2014
- A partnership between the Cabinet Office and the National Tripartite Group (Department of Health, NHS England, Trust Development Authority, Directors of Adult Social Care (ADASS) and Monitor) have selected eight projects to share £2 million to use volunteer groups to help reduce pressure on hospitals over the winter period.
- Nuffield Trust will evaluate the impact of the programmes on pressure on hospitals
- An interim analysiswill be issued at the beginning of 2015 with a final report on the impact of the programme due in early Summer of 2015.
- Read the Nuffield Trust press release here.