There are lots of different ways you can get involved as a Healthwatch volunteer, from speaking to people about their experiences of health and social care to using your skills to support your local Healthwatch office.
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.
Are you interested in the quality of the Health and Social Care Services in Shropshire? Could you help us to further develop the “patient voice” in Shropshire?
Do you want to help shape present and future Health and Social Care Services in Shropshire?
Do you have existing experience of health & social care services as a user, an employee, a carer or could you represent a community or voluntary organisation that does?
Do you want to ensure Healthwatch Shropshire works in an inclusive and equitable way?
If so we would like to hear from you!
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 and raising awareness of Healthwatch.
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.
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.
