NHS England 'volunteer army' set to start receiving tasks to support 2.5 million at-risk people
People who volunteered to support the NHS in England during the coronavirus crisis are being sent details of what tasks they can do to help.
Thousands of approved volunteers can then pick which tasks they want to complete in their local area.Due to the huge response, the group of vulnerable people they will support in England was expanded from 1.5 million to 2.5 million. The Royal Voluntary Service, the charity helping co-ordinate the scheme, will have completed checks on the applications by the end of Tuesday.One of the thousands to sign up was Stacey Walsh, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, who is still teaching but wants to volunteer in her spare time.
"It's really important as public sector workers we stand alongside the NHS. There is a unity between us so I'm really happy that I can help."
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