A big hearty thanks to all our volunteers

News - 3 June 2020

We are celebrating Volunteers' Week June 1st to 7th by saying a big thank you to our 30 volunteers and 7 trustees who help us at Healthwatch Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos.

Their work is impressive; from helping us shoot our new video to spreading the patient voice at local hospitals, working to raise our profile at GP surgeries and even developing our new North Somerset website.  Due to Covid-19 we have been unable to hold our Volunteer Celebration Event, planned for June, but instead we have sent all of our volunteers personalised thank you cards to show our appreciation. 

New ways of working

We are checking in with them while at home and identifying ways in which they can continue to contribute remotely.  For example, they will be helping us by carrying out telephone surveys, representing Healthwatch at virtual meetings with partner agencies and continuing to participate in our Prioritisation Panels.  

Healthwatch England's National Director Imelda Redmond thanks all our volunteers for their vital contribution to our work in this short video.

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