Volunteers Week takes place from the 1st to the 7th of June every year and is a chance to recognise all they do for our children, young people and their families at Alder Hey.
Every year hundreds of events, both online and in–person, take place to celebrate Volunteers’ Week and the huge range of ways in which volunteers give their time.
As part of Volunteers Week and with NHS’s 75th birthday coming up in 2023, we’re celebrating our amazing volunteer team. In 2021, they were honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by volunteer groups to benefit their local communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate The Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
Volunteers at Alder Hey take an active role in supporting ward-based teams, including play specialists, music therapists and ward chefs. They also run activity clubs for patients, gather vital feedback to improve services, giving their time for free.
They perform a huge range of vital activities in the Trust including, welcoming visitors, directing patients to clinics, supporting ward teams in the hospital and Trust, enhancing patient experience and much more. They are often the first people families, children and young people see and the ‘smiling face’ of Alder Hey, always ready to help with an open smile, helping hand and comforting shoulder.
A big thank you for all they do for our children, young people and their families at Alder Hey.
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