Having undertaken a comprehensive research report on volunteering and the Irish labour market for VSO in 2011, Barncat were commissioned to produce a report specifically on the potential for volunteer recruitment in the healthcare sector in 2013. Barncat provided an in-depth study of the demographics and career paths of those medical professions most in demand by VSO, as well as the size of the potential recruit pool, and an analysis of the barriers and motivations with regard to volunteering for healthcare professionals.