Oxford Health as an organisation manages services located across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire, Swindon and BANES. We are fortunate and incredibly grateful to have a dedicated team of Green Spaces Volunteers that contribute their valuable time to support sites across Oxford Health. These wonderful Volunteers help maintain the outdoor areas and seasonally spruce up garden spaces with new plants, trees and even revamping the outdoor furniture. Read more
Oxford Health Charity is the NHS Charity for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. It supports projects and activities that enhance the experience of patients, carers and staff across the organisation. We have recruited a wonderful cohort of Volunteers including some current Oxford Health staff members, who are all passionate about supporting the charity. Read more
During Volunteers Week 2024 we launched recruitment for a very exciting new Volunteer role supporting the AiM Home research project. AiM (Arts Impact Measured) at Home, a collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Primary Care Health Sciences Department, The University of Southampton and Oxford Health Community Research team, will evaluate the effects of arts-based activities for South Oxfordshire patients cared for at home. Read more
“The comfort that a moment with an animal can have on someone who is suffering, cannot be underestimated. After a few months of volunteering in the Adults Eating Disorders Unit at Cotswold House, Marlborough, I asked whether they would like another volunteer but of the furrier kind and Maggie, my 6 year old black labrador, (a certified therapy dog) was welcomed with open arms” Volunteer, Josie Ballenden Read more
Volunteers bring so much to our Trust and Charity - their time, energy and commitment makes a real difference to patients, staff and carers.
Each volunteers' story is unique and their experiences of getting involved, making a difference and being part of the Oxford Health Team are shared here.
If you have been inspired to volunteer, check out our How to volunteer page or get in touch via [email protected]
Volunteering with the Oxford Health Arts Partnership Read more
Volunteering at Didcot Community Hospital and the Oxford Health Charity Team Read more
Volunteering at Abingdon Community Hospital Read more
A collection of thank you messages from teams across Oxford Health for all the support and time their volunteers give. Read more
We are so grateful to the companies who give their staff time to support charities and community activities - the time they give makes such a difference to our sites, patients, carers and staff. Read more
As we move through the month of December, we would like to take this time to share the incredible contributions of our Volunteers supporting services across the organisation and say thank you to them all for their contribution this year. This is a great opportunity to highlight the value and impact that Volunteering has, who our Volunteers are and the magic they bring to Oxford Health. Read more
Volunteer Hayley Clark has been supporting the Memory Clinic based at Saffron House since July of this year. As 2024 comes to an end, Hayley is finishing her role as a Volunteer to begin a substantive role with Oxford Health as a Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner. Hayley and her supervisor Ceri Potter share how much of an impact Hayley has had for the team and helped to shape the Volunteer role at the memory clinic for the future. Read more
Jenny Arthy – Arts in Health Volunteer – Marlborough I came to the Cotswold Ward via The Arts Society who had a year’s funding to bring art as a therapeutic activity to support the young with mental illness. I stayed on because I found I didn't want to leave and happily the ward was happy to have me. Read more
Volunteer Steve Cook has supported the team at OSRU for some time and all year round shows enthusiasm and passion for creating a warm and joyful atmosphere for patients and staff. This December is no exception with a variety of activities counting down to Christmas. Read more