Volunteering Update!
We’re looking for volunteers to help support our patients and services!
We are looking for green fingered, Love Our Green Spaces (LOGS) volunteers to develop our courtyards and green spaces! If you enjoy working outside, can spare a few hours every week and can suggest creative ideas for making our outdoor spaces relaxing and pleasurable for patients and staff then we need your help!
We are also looking for the following roles:
- Meet and greeters for our entrance points
- Administration support volunteers to help with admin tasks and distributing items around the hospital
- Volunteer drivers to help transport equipment and supplies
If you are welcoming, friendly and want to help then please get in touch!
To find out more or for an application form please email volunteering@geh.nhs.uk or call 02476 865000. Please bear with us – we’ll reply as soon as we can!
Thank you all so much!
Please note that during the COVID-19 pandemic we can’t currently accept volunteering support from the following groups of people:
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aged 70 or older (regardless of medical conditions)
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under 70 with an underlying health condition listed below (ie anyone instructed to get a flu jab as an adult each year on medical grounds):
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chronic (long-term) respiratory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or bronchitis
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chronic heart disease, such as heart failure
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chronic kidney disease
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chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis
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chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), a learning disability or cerebral palsy
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diabetes
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problems with your spleen – for example, sickle cell disease or if you have had your spleen removed
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a weakened immune system as the result of conditions such as HIV and AIDS, or medicines such as steroid tablets or chemotherapy
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being seriously overweight (a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above)
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those who are pregnant
