..., and then compare the discourses within policy documents with the discourses in personal accounts of volunteering in health and social care settings in the four nations of the UK. This paper is co-produced in collaboration with co-authors who have direct experience with volunteer involvement responses...

... as in the original quote]. The key strategies used by the English Government to mitigate the threat from the virus was a three-week closure of all but essential services; restricting movement outside the home; social distancing; and reducing all but essential contact with people in health and social care...

... and social care information, to enable service providers to review the health and social care needs of older people, and to allow planners to assess the needs of whole populations. The paper ends by inviting discussion and responses from readers of this journal. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005...