Get young people to volunteer in hospitals to cut NHS waiting lists, government urged

"The government have been urged to target young adults to volunteer for the NHS in a bid to tackle NHS waiting lists. A high-profile volunteer recruitment drive targeting young people could have a transformative impact on hospital efficiency, a charity has said, as it pushed the government to invest in the biggest hiring campaign since the pandemic. It comes as a YouGov poll found a third of 18 to 24-year-olds would consider giving up their time to volunteer in the NHS."

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Charities and campaigners urge a major recruitment drive aimed at young adults to volunteer for the NHS to help reduce waiting lists and boost hospital efficiency. A YouGov poll indicates about one third of 18 to 24-year-olds would consider volunteering for the health service. Helpforce reports roughly 100,000 current volunteers performing non-clinical response tasks such as collecting medication, transporting blood samples and restocking supplies. Helpforce analysis estimates that each 10,000 additional response volunteers could yield about 1.1 million hours of productivity. Helpforce leadership calls for the largest health volunteering recruitment effort since the pandemic, focused on young adults.

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