Hospital Volunteering
THE PAPWORTH TRUST
To help the Papworth Trust on a variety of Occupational programmes
gaining good communication skills, feeling a job well done just by
helping and supporting others
COMPUTING
Giving 1:1 support in helping individuals gain basic skills
in order to participate in an office service enterprise.
NEEDLECRAFT
A variety of voluntary option's in a enterprise providing marketable
products for sale in Papworth Craft Shop and market stalls
WOODWORK
Giving 1:1 assistance in small woodwork group producing
Garden furniture, Bird feeders, and household items
GARDENING
Assist a small group sowing, weeding,
Papworth trust
Progression Programmes
Papworth Everard
Cambridge
CB3 8RG
Tel 01480 357233
Contact Person: Helen Bristowe
e-mail: [email protected]
Times Variable
Minimum Age: 16
Organisation's Goals: Papworth Progression Programmes
provide daytime activities for people with physical and/ or
mild learning disabilities. The key to the programme is that
people are encouraged to develop their skills and confidence
to fulfil their ambition at their own pace. This may include
work experience, participation or team enterprises, training
for independant living and educational classes
Qualifying Symbols:
£ G D
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Interested? Use contact details above or email Cambridge Volunteer Centre:
[email protected]
ADDENBROOKES VOLUNTARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
The best help is done when others silently help.
NEWSPAPER SERVICE. Hear the latest
Taking newspaper orders from the patients around the wards
FLOWER SERVICE: Everbody loves flowers. Helping to arrange patient' flowers in vases.
CLINICS Assist with general duties attached to specific clinics
GUIDES Help guide and escort patients around Outpatients Hall and
Medical Admissions Clinics and wards respectively.
PLACEMENTS WORKING WITH CHILDREN Assist in the ADDENBROKE'S and ROSIE
outpatients play areas and schoolroom.
VISITORS: A selected number of volunteers who are willing to chat to patients who may need a little company.
BEFRIENDING: Volunteers may be involved in befriending(taking a special interest) Patients either on a one to one or as part of a group. (Fulbourn Hospital)
DRIVERS: Bring patients, relatives, to hospital - this service is reimbursed
W R V S: Volunteers run the outpatients and Clinical Oncology Canteens, providing a trolley service on the wards two or three afternoons a week.
ST JOHN AND RED CROSS LIBRARY : Helpers provide a mobile trolley service to the wards two afternoons a week and take maginazines to waiting rooms
RADIO ADDENBROOKES: Collecting requests from the wards and may after suitable traing help with radio shows.
FRIENDS GROUP: We are fortunate to have friends of Rosie Maternity Hospital, Friends of Fulbourn, Friends of the unit of the Elderly, Friends ofRheumatology Research Rehab 77 Club. Tese volunteers run tea bars and refreshment trolleys and help raise funds both in and outside the hospital to buy aids and comforts for our patients.
Indivduals are asked to commit themsleves on a regular basis
VOLUNTARY SERVICE DEPT
P.O. BOX 214
ADDENBROOKES NHS TRUST
Hills Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 2QQ
Tel: 01223 217356
Contact Person: Eileen Robertson
e-mail: [email protected]
Times: Mornings from 8:30am
Minimum Age: 16
Organisation's Goals: To recruit, place and maintain volunteers throughout the NHS TRUST thus enhancing the stay of any patient.
Qualifying Symbols:
£ G D
Click here to find out what the symbols mean!
Interested? Use contact details above or email Cambridge Volunteer Centre:
[email protected]
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