Evidenced Outcome

Reduced patient anxiety

Evidence point

Additional psychological support provided to patients during their hospital stay reduced anxiety (75% agreed/strongly agreed, n=19) in patients

Primary beneficiary

Patients

Partner organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Volunteering role / intervention

Companionship

Evidence strength

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Promising

Produced

November 2020

Volunteering Innovators Programme - Multiple Organisations - Evaluation report - November 2020