NHS volunteer army left disappointed: 'I've been on duty for 568 hours and received no jobs'

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Did you sign up to the NHS volunteer scheme? If so, what happened?

Despite 750,000 Britons signing up to the Government’s NHS volunteer scheme, it has recently been revealed that volunteers have been given fewer than 20,000 jobs.

 

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Absolutely nothing has happend

Yes - yesterday I spoke to a gentleman in his late 70s who was isolating with dementia and Parkinson’s. We had a good chat and he said he was grateful to hear from local people (few streets away).

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