diff --git a/public/locale/en.json b/public/locale/en.json
index a37d6b4b115..4fb925ac941 100644
--- a/public/locale/en.json
+++ b/public/locale/en.json
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@
   "asset_type": "Asset Type",
   "assets": "Assets",
   "assign": "Assign",
+  "unassign":"Unassign",
   "assign_a_volunteer_to": "Assign a volunteer to {{name}}",
   "assign_bed": "Assign Bed",
   "assign_to_volunteer": "Assign to a Volunteer",
@@ -1483,6 +1484,7 @@
   "update_record_for_asset": "Update record for asset",
   "update_shift_request": "Update Shift Request",
   "update_status_details": "Update Status/Details",
+  "update_volunteer": "Reassign Volunteer",
   "updated": "Updated",
   "updated_on": "Updated On",
   "updating": "Updating",
@@ -1553,9 +1555,10 @@
   "vitals_monitor": "Vitals Monitor",
   "vitals_present": "Vitals Monitor present",
   "voice_autofill": "Voice Autofill",
-  "volunteer_assigned": "Volunteer assigned successfuly",
+  "volunteer_assigned": "Volunteer assigned successfully",
   "volunteer_contact": "Volunteer Contact",
-  "volunteer_unassigned": "Volunteer unassigned successfuly",
+  "volunteer_update" : "Volunteer updated successfully",
+  "volunteer_unassigned": "Volunteer unassigned successfully",
   "ward": "Ward",
   "warranty_amc_expiry": "Warranty / AMC Expiry",
   "weekly_working_hours_error": "Average weekly working hours must be a number between 0 and 168",
diff --git a/src/components/Patient/PatientHome.tsx b/src/components/Patient/PatientHome.tsx
index 8feea3c6d35..b69ae75751e 100644
--- a/src/components/Patient/PatientHome.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Patient/PatientHome.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ export const PatientHome = (props: {
   });
 
   const handleAssignedVolunteer = async () => {
+    const previousVolunteerId = patientData?.assigned_to;
+
     const { res, data } = await request(routes.patchPatient, {
       pathParams: {
         id: patientData.id as string,
@@ -99,20 +101,29 @@ export const PatientHome = (props: {
         assigned_to: (assignedVolunteer as UserBareMinimum)?.id || null,
       },
     });
+
     if (res?.ok && data) {
       setPatientData(data);
-      if (!assignedVolunteer) {
+
+      if (!previousVolunteerId && assignedVolunteer) {
         Notification.Success({
           msg: t("volunteer_assigned"),
         });
-      } else {
+      } else if (previousVolunteerId && assignedVolunteer) {
+        Notification.Success({
+          msg: t("volunteer_update"),
+        });
+      } else if (!assignedVolunteer) {
         Notification.Success({
           msg: t("volunteer_unassigned"),
         });
       }
+
       refetch();
     }
+
     setOpenAssignVolunteerDialog(false);
+
     if (errors["assignedVolunteer"]) delete errors["assignedVolunteer"];
   };
 
@@ -530,7 +541,9 @@ export const PatientHome = (props: {
                         >
                           <span className="flex w-full items-center justify-start gap-2">
                             <CareIcon icon="l-users-alt" className="text-lg" />{" "}
-                            {t("assign_to_volunteer")}
+                            {patientData.assigned_to
+                              ? t("update_volunteer")
+                              : t("assign_to_volunteer")}
                           </span>
                         </ButtonV2>
                       </div>
@@ -713,7 +726,11 @@ export const PatientHome = (props: {
             />
           </div>
         }
-        action={t("assign")}
+        action={
+          assignedVolunteer || !patientData.assigned_to
+            ? t("assign")
+            : t("unassign")
+        }
         onConfirm={handleAssignedVolunteer}
       />
     </Page>