NHS Tayside supports National Volunteers Week

TUESDAY, 30 MAY, 2017

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: 10.30AM, THURSDAY, 1 JUNE, CONCOURSE, NINEWELLS HOSPITAL, DUNDEE

NHS Tayside supports National Volunteers Week

NHS Tayside is supporting National Volunteers Week (1- 7 June) by hosting an information stand on the concourse on Thursday, 1 June to help raise awareness of volunteering within the NHS.

Visitors, staff and patients are invited to visit the information stand at the hospital and find out more about the many volunteering opportunities that are available across NHS Tayside.

NHS Tayside staff hosting the information stand will be joined by volunteers at the hospital between 10am and 4pm. They will be giving out information leaflets and helpful advice about the different volunteering roles available.

Valerie Ewan, Volunteer Manager at Ninewells, said, “National Volunteering Week is a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the important role that our volunteers in NHS Tayside and across the community carry out every single day.

“We are very fortunate in Tayside to have so many dedicated and reliable volunteers who give up their time for free to provide additional support to our patients and staff.

“We would like to use this week to raise awareness of the huge variety of volunteering opportunities and we would be delighted to chat to anyone who would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer.”

Information on volunteering opportunities in Angus will also be available at Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre in Forfar and at the Links Health Centre in Montrose. Visitors will be able to pick up leaflets on volunteering opportunities and roles available across Angus.

There are almost 1000 volunteers across NHS Tayside carrying out many roles including library assistants, health walk leaders, craft and art volunteers, gardeners, befrienders, helping with teas and coffees, listening volunteers, meeters and greeters and breastfeeding buddies.

Contact:

Anna Michie

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 424138

30 May 2017