Wellbeing & Health...
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Be a Dental Complaints Service Panel Member
With increasing numbers of patients having no option but to go private for their dental care there is more need than ever to ensure that you get...
Be a GP Patient Participation Group Member
Take a healthy interest in your local medical service by volunteering to join a GP Patient Participation Group. These are set up by many...
Be a Health Services Lay Assessor
Have an active say in the way your local NHS is run. Whether you are a patient, a carer or simply a concerned member of the public, health services lay assessors...
Be a Local Advisory Health Council Member
Your health is precious. Everyone wants to see health services doing their best for people, especially vulnerable groups such as children and the...
Be a Voluntary Occupational Therapist Assistant
An occupational therapist works with people to enable them to live as independently as possible and to manage their daily lives. Volunteers...
Become a Buddy Walker or Walk Leader
With worries that we are turning into a nation of couch potatoes walking provides a simple, easy way for people to get the required 30 minutes exercise up to 5 days...
Becoming a Hospice Volunteer
It takes a special person to be a hospice volunteer. Hospices provide a caring, uplifting environment for terminally ill patients. The experience of being in a...
Carer Support Within Your Community
Giving carer support means providing practical day to day assistance to members of the community. This enables them to carry out their daily lives and be active and...
Helping Others Through Yoga and Pilates
Yoga and Pilates classes can benefit all sorts of people, offering an opportunity to unwind, boosting self esteem, improving health and fitness...
How to Become a Ward Buddy
A ward buddy volunteers in hospitals to help nurses with patients. This can range from practical help to spending time chatting to patients and supporting their...
Taking Part in Hospital Radio
Interested in becoming a television or radio presenter? Many of today’s stars got their first start volunteering with hospital radio. The first hospital radio...
Volunteering For Telephone Helplines
Get involved in your community by volunteering for a telephone helpline. You could offer support to someone local to you or someone in your community in the wider...
What is the Role of a Support Worker?
A support worker normally volunteers for organisations such as day centres and care homes. Enjoy the rewards of enabling vulnerable members of...
