Thank you to our Volunteer's #volunteersweek

We are celebrating 40 years of Volunteers Week by giving thanks to our amazing volunteers.
ECS volunteers support our Healthwatch teams in Halton, Warrington, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall, Sandwell, Bedford Borough and Stoke-on-Trent work by helping at outreach sessions, attending meetings, promoting us, assisting in the office, visiting hospitals, care homes, and more. They are amazing and we could not deliver the work that we do as a local Healthwatch provider without the dedication, support and hard work from our volunteers.

A word from some of our volunteers on their thoughts and stories on volunteering:

"I find volunteering to be both rewarding and extremely interesting... Volunteering for Healthwatch is one of the best choices I have made."

"I have volunteered with Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent for a number of years. I find it very satisfying to know that I am helping the people of Stoke-on-Trent to get better healthcare!"

“I have had the privilege of being a volunteer for Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent for the best part of a decade. During this time, I have seen the role I play within Healthwatch expand. I am now an 'Authorised Representative' which means that I am trained to perform Enter and View visits to local services. Sometimes the role of a volunteer is demanding, but as a volunteer, we are supported at all times by the excellent staff. I find the role that I perform for Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent always rewarding. To me personally I like to think I am giving something back to my community and to the greater people of Stoke-on-Trent."

But this celebration goes beyond our own fabulous team. Volunteers' Week takes place on the first week in June every year and is a time to recognise and celebrate volunteers everywhere. Volunteers' Week was first established in 1984 by Volunteering England, which makes this year the 40th anniversary!

At ECS, we have a variety of different volunteering opportunities in our Healthwatch.
Our current volunteering opportunities are:

  • Research volunteers

  • Healthwatch Champion / Ambassador

  • Virtual Visitor volunteers

  • Administration volunteers

  • Online Feedback Collector volunteer

  • Healthwatch Independent Strategic Advisory Board members

  • Information and Signposting volunteers

  • Community and Engagement volunteers

  • Enter and View Authorised Representative

  • Digital Communications / Social Media volunteers

  • Publication and Document Editor volunteers

  • Young Healthwatch volunteers

For more information or to enquire about volunteering with us, please get in touch with our Volunteer Manager, Tracy Cresswell on contactus@weareecs.co.uk


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