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A special thank you to our volunteers
Have you ever thought about giving up some of your time to support the NHS and get involved in your community?
Last year, our fantastic volunteers at Oxleas gave over 12,000 hours to help us through some of the most difficult challenges faced by the NHS in our history.
Back in July, we organised a special ‘thank you’ afternoon tea at the Danson Boathouse, to pay tribute to the hard work that our volunteers put in to support our service users and staff.
We captured the event on film and you can see what the day meant to everyone here.
Japleen Kaur, Assistant Director for Involvement, was delighted to hold the event in person at last after being postponed for two years due to the COVID pandemic. She said: "I think the history of the NHS and volunteering is inextricably linked; it has a direct impact on improving both the quality of services we provide and the patients' experience. Every day is a day to thank volunteers for their tireless contributions.”
Interested in volunteering?
There are many ways you can volunteer. If you or someone you know is interested in finding out more about volunteering with Oxleas, then please contact us on 020 8301 9487, or send an e-mail to oxl-tr.volunteeringservices@nhs.net.
Watch our short film from the event here.
Celebrating our Oxleas volunteers from Oxleas NHS on Vimeo.
Media enquiries
The communications team provides a point of contact for journalists to respond to all media enquiries.
We are happy to help journalists represent the trust accurately, so please do get in touch to ensure your facts and information are up-to-date before publishing your story.
Our media team is responsible for:
- Responding to media queries
- Arranging interviews with our nationally and internationally renowned experts who can talk about some of the trust’s specialist topics
For all media enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, please email oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net where a member of the team will review and action your request.
If you have an urgent enquiry outside of office hours or at the weekend, please contact our director on call via the Bracton Centre switchboard on 01322 294300.
Filming and photography requests
We receive documentary, location and broadcast filming requests on a regular basis – we consider all proposals on an individual basis and will try to accommodate proposals where possible, if appropriate.
No photography or filming is permitted without prior arrangement and agreement. Our patients always come first and we have a duty to protect their safety and confidentiality. Anyone found filming or taking photographs on the trust premises without the permission of the trust’s communications team will be asked to leave by the security department and may face prosecution.
Unless agreed otherwise, film crews and photographers must be accompanied by a member of the Communications Team at all times.
Contact: oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net
