DR MAX PRESCRIBES...

VOLUNTEERING IN THE NHS

AN INCRedIBLe 33,000 Mail readers signed up to start six-month volunteering placements thanks to the Mail’s Hospital Helpforce campaign in december. Now, new research shows that the support of volunteers can allow patients to return home earlier, help prevent malnutrition and falls on wards and alleviate loneliness. This is exactly what the NHS needs, so let’s keep it going. If you haven’t already signed up, you can still do so at www.helpforce.community.