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We can help you adopt and adapt volunteer services

Helpforce offers health and social care organisations valuable bespoke support to introduce new volunteering services, or to adopt and adapt existing services.

You'll benefit from our expert support and experience to set up successful volunteer projects that make a major impact on your organisation's patients and staff.

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Setting up your project: our advice

Are you thinking about establishing a new volunteering project, or adapting an existing service to your context? Check out our thorough advice on what you need to consider.

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Service guides

Our extensive range of service guides are packed with tips on setting up different types of volunteering services, based on our experience working with health and social care organisations around the country.

Take a look through our guides:

Setting up an end of life care volunteer service

Setting up a discharge support volunteer service

Setting up an active response volunteer service

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“Our Helpforce contact has been absolutely brilliant as a coach and critical friend along this journey. They have asked difficult questions and focused our thinking and have provided positive support and encouragement when things have been difficult. We are on the way to developing an excellent service which improves patients’ experience, supports staff and is rewarding to volunteers! Thanks."

Becky Millward

Patient Experience Manager, George Eliot Hospital