This document discusses volunteering in social care in the UK, including definitions of volunteering, types of volunteering organizations, and the role of volunteering in health and social care. It notes that volunteering is an unpaid activity that benefits others, and outlines government policies that aim to promote volunteering in health and social care. The document also examines informal interpreting in healthcare settings, finding that many immigrants use family members, including children, to interpret due to lack of formal interpretation services.