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Happy to help: NHS volunteering in Covid-19 times


The Covid-19 crisis prompted thousands to register as NHS Volunteer Responders, helping vulnerable people with small daily tasks like shopping. Christian Krekel and colleagues find big increases in wellbeing among those who took part in the programme, with effects lasting long after the time spent volunteering had ended.


Christian Krekel

15 October 2021     Paper Number CEPCP617

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.