As you read this, there are 1,000s of #volunteers supporting @NHS services across the UK. But they're not just making tea. They are helping staff and patients by:
- making calls to patients to help them attend appointments and reducing did-not-attend rates (DNA)

✨360,145✨patients and service users supported! How? We work with health & care partners to design and implement #volunteer services that ease the strain on @NHS & other care orgs!
Well-trained volunteers CAN help!
Hello My Name is Karen Bonner (She/Her) Lara Sonola Patient Experience Team
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Volunteer to Career is such a powerful and effective programme supporting people to explore careers and training in #healthcare NHS We love hearing from our partners! Well done SaTH Volunteers SaTH!
Amanda Pritchard Antony Tiernan Emma Easton
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#volunteersweek What will you be doing this year❓Kelly Marlow (she/her - hi/ei) Laura Shalev Greene The Big Help Out NCVO Our forum members have some great tips! We wonder if Antony Tiernan is likely to do something involving running?😉 helpforce.community/forum/useful-t…

#VCSE Barometer Survey Wave 6 10Apr-1May takes a closer look at the latest state of #volunteer ing . What's the picture right now in your #volunteer -involving org? 7 days left to have your say here bit.ly/3xwVG4C, plus opportunity to be amongst the first to hear results!

Great blog from Sarah Little from Department of Health and Social Care!
A must-read for anyone looking for help with hospital discharge delays. Tabitha Brufal Simon Whitehouse Crishni Waring yve buckland Assoc. of Volunteer Managers NAVCA
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✨Great blog from Fiona Liddell! We're delighted to work with wonderful partners and it's so good to see what WCVA | CGGC have achieved! Strategic thinking about #volunteering alongside workforce development makes a HUGE difference. Anna Dixon MBE 💚 Hello My Name is Karen Bonner (She/Her) Mark Lever

And it really can shape careers in healthcare! One only has to look at, for example, Volunteer to Career programme participation for proof! What do you think - NHS England zoeamar Acosia Nyanin 💙 Emma Easton ?

What are the benefits and challenges of specialist volunteer roles in #healthcare ?
Join us online this Thursday 25th April 9:15am - 10:00am to share challenges, past achievements and new ideas.

Assoc. of Volunteer Managers NAVSM_UK Angela Smith Catherine Jowitt
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The below is a photo of a hospital volunteer.
❓Based on what she's doing, which current healthcare challenge do you think this helps the @NHS address:

- Patient flow?
- DNAs (Did Not Attends)?
- Healthcare Recruitment?

Prof Joanne Bosanquet MBE RN FRCN FQNI 🏳️‍🌈 Assoc. of Volunteer Managers Jo Howarth Emma Easton

Meet Chizzy & Eunice who helped me give my 7️⃣4️⃣th 🩸donation- I could not wait to get back after a 1year hiatus (low HB).
Q: What % of blood donors are black in the UK?
A: The latest data from Give Blood NHS 🩸🩹 shows only 1% of active blood donors in England are Black. Pls donate

Well designed volunteer services provide more time for @NHS staff to care for their patients and themselves.
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Volunteer to Career is one of our many successful programmes aimed at supporting @NHS staff and patients by creating volunteer services that help address challenges in the system! Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT have used this programme to great effect!
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One of the best ways to help @NHS? Stop people getting sick in the first place... as Cornwall community hubs project demonstrates. They have helped to reduce pressure on local NHS services utilising VCSE exp. Amazing work! Check it out Wes Streeting MP
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🗨️'Volunteering for the @NHS gave me the confidence to apply for a job within the organisation, and progress in my dream career of a clinical psychologist.'
Great stories from @NHSLVolunteers of how volunteer services support health and care!
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❓Are you a #volunteer lead in #health and #care ?
❓Do you have volunteers in specialist roles?
❓Are you thinking about setting up a specialist volunteer role?
Join us online 25th April 9:15-10:00am to share your challenges, achievements & new ideas.
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Great tips from our panel for volunteer leaders who want to create #clinicalvolunteering roles:
⭐️ Set up the Governance right
⭐️ Seek for mentorship and coaching
⭐️Include clinicians from start to finish

Is the NHS ready for #clinicalvolunteering ? Yes and No. Yes, some services are ready to integrate volunteers into their operation. No, a lot of staff are not yet confident in volunteers’ support. What are your thoughts on this question?

Starting our round table - couldn’t agree more with Hello My Name is Karen Bonner (She/Her) how we need a clear guidance to define what #clinicalvolunteering is to ensure we don’t muddle up with traditional paid staff role.

We look forward to this roundtable event today at 11am, where experts will discuss whether the NHS is ready for clinical volunteering roles. Still time to RSVP if you are interested in this topic helpforce.community/network/events… Hello My Name is Karen Bonner (She/Her) Association of Ambulance Chief Executives Neil Churchill