Duncan Tree is Head of Policy and Performance at Volunteering Matters, the national volunteering charity with more than 52 years’ experience in developing and promoting citizen led volunteering initiatives which improve health and care outcomes.

Volunteers have always been at the heart of person centred, quality health care. Volunteering Matters (formerly CSV), is committed to demonstrating and promoting the importance in improving health and care outcomes. Our work and that of our partners in the volunteer involving sector continues to illustrate the positive impact of (and the need for investment in) volunteering as an essential element of our health and care system.