{"id":834,"date":"2021-06-01T07:09:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/withington\/?p=834"},"modified":"2021-06-01T06:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:09:30","slug":"volunteers-week-at-mft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/withington\/volunteers-week-at-mft\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers\u2019 Week at MFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"c-highlight \">\n    <\/p>\n<h3>This week during Volunteers week (Tuesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 Monday 7<sup>th<\/sup> June 2021) we are celebrating our wonderful volunteers.<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-836\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/volunteers-week-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/volunteers-week-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/volunteers-week-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/volunteers-week-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/volunteers-week-60x36.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/volunteers-week-680x402.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/volunteers-week.jpg 1227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We appreciate the fantastic work that they do every day, but it is a particularly special time for us to recognise their dedication to their role at MFT, and we are using this week to promote and recognise each and every one of them.<\/p>\n<p>In line with this year\u2019s theme \u2018A Time to Say Thanks\u2019, we want to take the time to say a big<strong> THANK YOU <\/strong>to our brilliant MFT Volunteers for their time, dedication, commitment and effort, especially during what has been a really challenging year.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]    <figure class=\"o-video c-video\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tGwlijuwNY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n                <figcaption class=\"c-video__caption\">\n            National Volunteers Day - Message from our Chairman Kathy Cowell\n        <\/figcaption>\n            <\/figure>\n\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Colleagues have been getting in touch with us with their volunteer stories, which we have been promoting on our Patient Experience Twitter page <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MFT_PatientExp\">@MFT_PatientExp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Volunteers\u2019 Week, Voluntary Services and the Patient Experience Team have been:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting a recorded video message, that has been made for our MFT volunteers and partnership charitable groups by Group Chairman Kathy Cowell OBE DL<\/li>\n<li>Distributing thank you cards to our volunteers<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYou Said We Did!\u201d Following feedback from our Volunteers we have commenced the distribution of new uniforms including gilets and fleeces to support our Volunteers who distribute Face Masks on the hospital\u2019s main entrances<\/li>\n<li>Promoting teams volunteering stories on Twitter @MFT_PatientExp<\/li>\n<li>Asking our Volunteers \u201cWhat Matters to Me\u201d about their experiences working here at MFT<\/li>\n<li>Working in partnership with NCA Voluntary Services at NMGH to provide a warm welcome to the volunteers who are transferring over to the MFT volunteer services following the recent merger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each day of Volunteers\u2019 Week will be associated with a particular theme:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> June:<\/strong> Staff thank you to our volunteers<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> June:<\/strong> Volunteers \u2018What Matters to Me\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> June:<\/strong> Inclusivity and Diversity within voluntary services<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> June<\/strong>: MFT volunteer roles and opportunities<\/p>\n<p><strong>7<sup>th<\/sup> June: <\/strong>Key highlights of the previous week\u2019s celebrations[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We appreciate the fantastic work that they do every day, but it is a particularly special time for us to recognise their dedication to their role at MFT, and we are using this week to promote and recognise each and every one of them. 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