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Volunteering with us

Whether you want to help give a voice to people in your community or develop your professional skills in a health and social care environment, there are many benefits of volunteering for us.

Here are just some of the ways you can get involved as a volunteer:

Help people in your community have their say on health and social care

Our volunteers play a vital role speaking to local people about their experiences and giving them opportunities to share their views and ideas for how services can improve. Many of our volunteers spend time in our community finding out what people think of local services.

Report on local health and care services

We train some of our volunteers to visit health and social care services and report on people's experiences. You might be observing the service, gathering the views of patients, residents and staff, and contributing to reports which highlight your findings.

Help raise awareness of Healthwatch

As a volunteer, you could be attending community events to raise awareness of Healthwatch and encourage people to share their feedback on health and social care in our community.

Develop your professional skills in an office environment

Could you support us by sharing your professional skills? We're looking for volunteers to help us with design, marketing and communications work. This is a great way of developing your skills while helping ensure that people are able to shape the health and social care services they use.

I’m interested - what next?

If you would like to show your interest in volunteering with us or you have more questions, drop us a line at volunteer@healthwatchkent.co.uk