Thanking our valued volunteers!

To mark Volunteers Week, NHS Western Isles held a special afternoon tea for our volunteers this week to highlight their contribution to the organisation.

Kicking off the event, Board Chair, Gillian McCannon expressed her gratitude to all the volunteers and the invaluable contribution they make to the success of projects throughout NHS Western Isles. She spoke of her own experiences of volunteering as a teenager in a hospital which sparked her passion for caring for others and led to a long nursing career.

Susan Macaulay, Emergency Department Manager and Janette Murray, Service Manager Urgent & Unscheduled Care, expressed their thanks to the volunteers in attendance for their fantastic work marshalling the public during the recent Emergency Department refurbishment. This was a vital aspect of ensuring everyone was able to receive the right care in the right place.  

Volunteers, Don Maclean and Dave Mawby both explained that they really enjoyed their time marshalling at the front of the hospital, they enjoyed the social interaction with patients and were happy to be able to assist people who required a bit of direction.

Don, Dave, along with Walk Volunteer Terry Dukes, were all presented with a certificate by Mrs McCannon, thanking them for their support.

The event, held on Wednesday 4th June, was attended by the Board Chair, Gillian McCannon, representatives from the local Volunteers Centre, and various staff members from the Emergency Department, Urgent & Unscheduled Care, Patient Focus Public Involvement, Health Promotion, Equality & Diversity and Chaplaincy teams.