New Guide – End of Life Care and Decision Making
NSW Health has recently released an updated End of Life Care and Decision Making Guideline (GL2021_004). The Guideline is particularly relevant for situations where the ...
Guidance Manual for Palliative Care Volunteer Training launched
The Guidance Manual for Palliative Care Volunteer Training was officially launched at the last NSW Network of Managers of Palliative Care Volunteer Services meeting for ...
FORUM – How to improve leadership and retain volunteers
The Centre for Volunteering is offering a Volunteer Management Forum event on ‘How to improve leadership and retain volunteers.” Effective leadership is essential for a ...
Palliative Care Volunteer services growing in Dareton, Far West NSW
Melissa Cumming, Director Palliative Care Services in Far West Local Health District, has welcomed the growth in Palliative Care Volunteer Services with the recent appointment ...
December meeting of the NSW Network of Palliative Care Volunteer Managers
Calling all managers! The December meeting of the Network of Palliative Care Volunteer Managers will be held: DATE: Monday 10 December 2018 TIME: 10am LOCATION: ...
Volunteer Managers gather for inaugural 2 day Conference in Shoalhaven
Palliative care volunteer managers start arriving today at Coolangatta Estate in the Shoalhaven for a 2 day conference on volunteer management. The inaugural Palliative Care ...
Save the Date! Inaugural Volunteer Managers Conference 7-8 May
7-8 May 2018. The inaugural Palliative Care Volunteer Managers Conference will be held at Coolangatta Estate on the NSW south coast on 7th & 8th ...
Broken Hill Hospital volunteer manager bags best in the state!
From 'Hospital volunteer manager ‘the best in the state’ by Barrier Daily Truth, Tuesday 12 December 2017. The Volunteer Manager of the Far West Local ...
Goulburn’s volunteer manager has fresh ideas for palliative care
Involvement with nursing, social work, massage, aromatherapy and stress reduction. Goulburn Health Service volunteer manager comes well equipped for the challenges of her role. Katherine ...
Seeking a Palliative Care Community Volunteer Coordinator in Broken Hill
The Community Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator will function as a member of the FWLHD Specialist Palliative Care Team, and as member of the broader multidisciplinary ...
The life of Palliative Care Volunteer Managers in Victoria
Our colleagues at Palliative Care Victoria have recently completed a survey of volunteer managers in their state. The 2016-17 Managers of Palliative Care Volunteers Survey ...
New Volunteer Manager position announced by Western Sydney
Western Sydney Local Health District have announced a new Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator position (11 months) to work with their current Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator, ...
Managing Volunteers – Understanding the Legal Issues Workshop 23rd March 2017
It’s back after rave reviews in 2016! This free full day workshop will provide essential training for anyone in a position of managing or co-ordinating ...
2017 NSW Palliative Care Volunteer Conference asks Managers to express interest
Calling all Palliative Care Volunteer Services managers! With only a few months to go to the 2017 Palliative Care Volunteer Conference please contact us if ...
Volunteers & amendments to Working with Children laws
Amendments were introduced recently to the Act behind the Working With Children (WWC) Check in NSW. The WWC Check is a requirement for people who ...
New to volunteer management? Check out our guidance manual
‘Palliative Care Volunteer Services: Guidance for managers‘ (2016) offers tips and guidance on the role of the manager, as well as brief information about the ...
International Volunteer Managers Day 5th November
November 5th is International Volunteer Managers Day, a day that recognises the contribution of Volunteer Managers in mobilising and inspiring volunteer effort. The International Volunteer ...
Study of community volunteers reveals need for palliative care training
Volunteers work with some of our most vulnerable people. We see them in the streets, in our homes and our shopping malls. They might deliver ...
Two minutes with Sarah Potter, our new Managers’ Network convenor
Sarah recently took up the role of Convenor of the NSW Network of Managers of Palliative Care Volunteer Services. She spent a couple of minutes ...