Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949
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Beryl Angel, The League of Friends, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic HospitalOn retirement from the NHS, the next logical step for Beryl was to begin volunteering for the Friends. The Flower Guild, arranging flowers in the Chapel, was a good starting point, but Covid brought this opportunity to an end. Today Beryl regularl...
Pat Moreno, Friends Of St MarksPat began hospital volunteering once she had retired from work. Initially it was at Stanmore with the friends group there and now it is at St Marks. Her main contribution has been in the tea bar, where she also runs a trolley service up to the t...
Jan O’Neill, Guild Of St BartholomewJan volunteered initially alongside a successful career in journalism. She has bought her professional skills in to her volunteering, and now produces the newsletter. However, she was drawn to volunteering because she was interested in support...
Gordon Dempster, Friends of Chelsea and WestminsterLiving in Chelsea all his life, Gordon began volunteering after he had retired. His family had strong connections with the hospital, which they originally knew as St Stephen’s.He is a regular volunteer on a trolley that goes round 17 wards. ...