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Towards a strategy to support volunteering in health and social care: consultation

  • Launch date:
    3 June 2008
  • Closing date:
    30 September 2008
  • Creator/s:
    Department of Health
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown
  • Gateway number:
    9841

A volunteering strategy for health and social care will articulate the key actions needed to address the perceived obstacles to making a refreshed vision for volunteering in health and social care a reality.   The consultation will run until 30 September 2008, with a view to publication of a final strategy and implementation plan in early 2009.  

Consultation documents

photograph of a woman reading the consultation

Easy-read version

We want to know what you think of our ideas. You can tell us in this document.

If you would like a printed copy of the consultation document please e-mail the address below or call 0113 2545122.

Questions and answers

This question and answer document provides more detail and information on some of the frequently asked questions about the consultation and development of the volunteering strategy.

Impact assessments

A development stage or partial impact assessment has been completed on the consultation document and proposed vision for volunteering in health and social care.

An equalities impact assessment has been undertaken on the intelligence gathering and consultation phases of the development of the consultation document and proposals.

Feedback and consultation workshops

Information on the consultation workshops and the wider context for the consultation are available at:

Feedback from consultation workshops

Your responses

  • Contact:
    Third Sector Partnership Team
  • Address:
    Area 5E40, Quarry House
    Quarry Hill
    Leeds, LS2 7UE
  • Phone:
    0113 25 45122
  • Fax:
    0113 25 46177
  • Email:
    volunteeringstrategy@dh.gsi.gov.uk

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