LOHVE Benchmark study
Learning And Training
Competency framework for health volunteer management
Learning And Training
New Victorian research reveals that better training and support for managers of volunteers could lead to more volunteers being retained long-term, including in hospital and community health settings. La Trobe University researchers, in collaboration with researchers from Northeast Health Wangaratta, Bendigo Health and Austin Health, surveyed 270 volunteers about their intention to continue volunteering in […]
Bereavement during COVID-19
Learning And Training
If you had someone in your life who has died during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) would like to hear about your experience. UTS invites you to take part in a research study that explores the experiences and support needs of people bereaved from any cause during the COVID19 […]
RePaDD Review – latest on EOL research
Learning And Training
The Flinders University Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) has announced the the publication of their first quarterly newsletter. Read all about latest grants, research, collaborations, resources and more. RePaDD’s mission is to make a difference to care at the end of life. The primary areas of research include: Palliative care across […]
Proof volunteering is good for you
Learning And Training
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, takes a closer look at the benefits of volunteering to the health and well-being of volunteers, both validating and refuting findings from previous research. The results verify that adults over 50 who volunteer for at least 100 hours a year (about two […]
Have your say with Carers NSW
Learning And Training
Are you a carer? Every two years Carers NSW undertakes a survey to ask carers about their experiences and find out what supports they need. This year for the first time the survey is going national. The data gathered in this research will help to advocate for carers, influence policymakers, and plan for service delivery […]
The experience of volunteers during COVID-19
Learning And Training
The COVID-19 situation has certainly placed great strains on all parts of our society and volunteering was no exception. With physical distancing restrictions making volunteering difficult or impossible many services were unable to continue or could only do so in a reduced capacity. Wanting to understand the extent of the impact, Volunteering Australia commissioned research […]
Grief & bereavement support: Investigating involvement by volunteers
Learning And Training
In 2017 we researched the experiences of palliative care volunteers who were in grief and bereavement support activities in NSW. Our interest was on those programs that were identified as having a ‘bereavement’ focus by experts in the field, by asking the question: ‘how do volunteers experience their involvement in programmes designed to respond to […]
Investigating palliative care volunteering in NSW 2018
Learning And Training
In 2018 we undertook a new detailed study of palliative care volunteers and volunteer management in NSW. This report is based on an interview survey of 44 palliative care volunteer managers across NSW. The study found that there were 1,610 active palliative care volunteers in NSW with 615 volunteers in hospital or inpatient settings, 352 […]
Download now: Part 3 of our Community Hospice trilogy
Learning And Training
What is community hospice? How does it work in the UK, NZ and in other parts of Australia? What might the future look like for community hospice in NSW? By Community Hospice we mean a small independent residential hospice service providing end of life support and generally also respite. They are run by not for […]
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