Driving Support Volunteers

Driving Support Volunteers support people who are newly discharged from hospital, are waiting for admission to hospital or are being cared for on a virtual ward by transporting medicine or monitoring equipment. This can either be to the person at home or to another health site.

As part of this role family you can support in the following activities. 

• Pick Up and Deliver

More volunteer activities will be added as the programme evolves to meet the needs of the NHS and local communities.

You will not require a DBS check to carry out all the activities in this this role  - see levels of checks for more information.

Read the Getting You Started Guide for Driving Support volunteering activity.

In addition to our FAQS for signing up, you can find out more about volunteering in our FAQs for Volunteer Responders and information to support you in your activities in our Skills Bank.