Evidenced Outcome
Improved quality of care
Evidence point
100% of staff agreed or strongly agreed that volunteer support is helpful in allowing enough time to deliver good quality care (n=13).
Further, comparing staff responses between those who had volunteer support and those who did not, 6% more staff reported they were happy with the quality of care they gave to patients when they were supported by volunteers, 44% more staff reported they felt their role made a difference to patients, and 27% more staff stated they were able to deliver the care they aspired to.
Primary beneficiary
Patients
Partner organisation
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Volunteering role / intervention
Mealtime support
Evidence strength
Evidence Strength meanings:
- Green - strong evidence
- Amber - Promising evidence
Promising
Produced
March 2022