for all the wonderful work that they ve been doing through the lockdown, and how busy they ve been. and it s just been so rewarding to know that you can help somebody that needs your help. most volunteering has been channelled through the nhs volunteer responders programme, set up at the start of the pandemic. today s figures show it s had a36,000 recruits, who ve carried out 1.9 million tasks. that includes 1a,500 lifts to and from hospitals, and more than 800,000 check in and chats on people who are lonely or isolated. hundreds of volunteers will today be at twickenham rugby stadium in london. a separate report found the volunteers get a real boost to their sense of wellbeing. equivalent to receiving a bonus of £1800.
you ll feel a small scratch. 74,000 people alone have been signed up to support the nhs roll out of its vaccination programme. giving something back to the nhs for all the wonderful work that they ve been doing through the lockdown, and how busy they ve been. and it s just been so rewarding to know that you can help somebody that needs your help. most volunteering has been channelled through the nhs volunteer responders programme, set up at the start of the pandemic. today s figures show it s had 436,000 recruits, who ve carried out 1.9 million tasks. that includes 14,500 lifts to and from hospitals, and more than 800,000 check in and chats on people who are lonely or isolated. hundreds of volunteers will today be at twickenham rugby stadium in london. this is being turned into england s biggest vaccination centre.
and how busy they ve been. and it s just been so rewarding to know that you can help somebody that needs your help. most volunteering has been channelled through the nhs volunteer responders programme, set up at the start of the pandemic. today s figures show it s had 436,000 recruits, who ve carried out 1.9 million tasks. that includes 14,500 lifts to and from hospitals, and more than 800,000 check in and chats on people who are lonely or isolated. hundreds of volunteers will today be at twickenham rugby stadium in london. a separate report from the london school of economics has found the volunteers get a real boost to their sense of well being, equivalent to receiving a bonus of £1,800. duncan kennedy, bbc news. it s the worst massacre in black american history, yet the slaughter of up to 300 black
she is back on stage after the pandemic and she will be telling us all about her plans to take on andrew lloyd webber musical around the country. twickenham rugby stadium opens this morning as england s largest vaccination centre for today only. up to 15,000 jabs will be available for people who haven t yet received their first vaccine. the government has said it will wait untiljune the 14th to decide whether social distancing restrictions can be lifted a week later. some scientists have warned against any further easing of coronavirus measures. health officials in bolton are using the bank holiday and half term to try and encourage more people to have the vaccine. a new walk in centre capable of giving out thousands of doses a day will be open until sunday and the army has been brought in to help with door to door testing after the continued spread of the indian coronavirus variant.
volunteer responders programme, set up at the start of the pandemic. today s figures show it s had 436,400 recruits, who ve carried out 1.9 million tasks. that includes 14,5000 lifts to and from hospitals, and more than 800,000 check in and chats on people who are lonely or isolated. hundreds of volunteers will today be at twickenham rugby stadium in london. this is being turned into england s biggest vaccination centre. there s still about one in ten of our population who are older, who haven t been vaccinated and therefore unprotected. so it doesn t really matter which variant it is. they could still get the virus and still become seriously unwell. a separate report from the london school of economics has found the volunteers get a real boost to their sense of well being, equivalent to receiving a bonus of £1,800. duncan kennedy, bbc news.