Retaining public health volunteers beyond COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a change in people's volunteering behaviours; participation has increased in informal volunteering (giving unpaid help to those who are not a relative) while decreasing in formal volunteering (unpaid help to groups or clubs). There is an interest from stakeholders who have experienced increased participation in maintaining the positive patterns of volunteering, aligning with National Health Service (NHS) objectives and realising benefits in a wider public health context. This research uses a local COVID-19 public health volunteering programme case study to explore the volunteer's journey and perspective using volunteers' reported experiences to consider the potential for volunteer retention and role expansion into other public health issu

SUBMITTER: Retzer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642819 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature