Public responses to volunteer community care: Propositions for old age and end of life.

BACKGROUND:Funding shortages and an ageing population have increased pressures on state or insurance funded end of life care for older people. Across the world, policy debate has arisen about the potential role volunteers can play, working alongside health and social care professionals in the commun...

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Main Authors: Alan Tapp, Clive Nancarrow, Yvette Morey, Stella Warren, Nicola Bowtell, Julia Verne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218597