Volunteers Week begins this Thursday, (1 June), and this year we’re celebrating the best of the borough. Hounslow has a thriving Voluntary and Community sector, which is further bolstered by a quiet army of volunteers.
If you’d like to find out about opportunities click here.
You may even want to nominate a volunteer to be a community star. If so, click here.
If you need further inspiration read Effat’s story below:
Healthwatch is an independent body, and we represent the views of patients on their local health and social care experiences to help improve services in Hounslow.
Following the publication of a new Health Bill, Local Healthwatch services like ours are expected to change to a new system, but for now we are still here. This article explains what is changing, what we know so far, and what it could mean for people locally.
In Healthwatch England's latest annual report, we can see that listening to people’s health and care experiences and giving them a voice is more important than ever.