Proof volunteering is good for you
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 ...
Have your say with Carers NSW
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. ...
The experience of volunteers during COVID-19
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 ...
Grief & bereavement support: Investigating involvement by volunteers
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 ...
Investigating palliative care volunteering in NSW 2018
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 ...
Download now: Part 3 of our Community Hospice trilogy
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 ...
Complementary Therapies: How are volunteers involved?
In 2018 Austyn Petroccitto, intern from Macquarie University, along with Kate Bowman & Alex Huntir from the Volunteer Support Services Programme studied the practices of ...
Researching the use of complementary therapies within palliative care volunteer services
Palliative care volunteers typically offer social support and companionship but, in some cases, they might also offer complementary, supportive or diversional therapies. Some examples of ...
New report on Volunteer Management trends
Do you lead, manage or coordinate volunteers? Ever wonder how others in your position are faring when it comes to volunteer management practices, challenges and ...
Bereavement support – looking at volunteer involvement
Grief and bereavement is an inevitable part of the palliative care landscape. Currently, we have little information on the contribution of volunteers in this area. ...
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 ...
Community visiting volunteers in rural & regional NSW
Like their counterparts in the city, community visiting volunteers in rural and regional NSW are involved in supporting people in palliative care and their families ...
Nurses & palliative care volunteers
Palliative care volunteers in inpatient settings typically supplement the emotional support offered by paid staff. With nurses (including Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialist ...
Research: The challenges of cultural diversity and palliative care volunteering in NSW
Australia is a multicultural society with an ageing population. As the proportion of older people who come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds increases so ...
Principles of community volunteering in palliative and end of life care
" Community volunteers in palliative and end of life care have radically different experiences to volunteers within specialist palliative care services." In this eHospice article ...
Narratives, empathy and insight – stories from Palliative Care Volunteers in NSW
Palliative care volunteers who provide psycho-social support for people and carers at or near the end of life benefit from skills of empathy, self-regulation and ...
Click here to download: VolunteerHub and palliative care volunteers since 2014
In the 2 years since we published our first resource on VolunteerHub we have recorded some 1800 downloads. The most popular download has been the ...
Report explores life of Paediatric Hospice Volunteers
Paediatric palliative care volunteers represent about 10% of all palliative care volunteers in NSW. They have a particularly strong presence in the paediatric hospice and ...