06 August 2021
RECOGNITION FOR PETER INSIDE THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
Volunteer Peter Hicking has received special recognition after a glowing review from someone who could hear him from their window when he was volunteering in Phlebotomy at RSH.
“He is amazing! I would like to thank him because what he does is exceptional and he is the embodiment of our values.”
Peter has volunteered across a number of different areas and said “I enjoy Welcoming Mandy Carnham, a research nurse for the volunteering and looking at ways I can Junior Trust, wrote to the Volunteers office to say continue to help the Trust and I am Doctors: P3 “I am fortunate enough to have an office delighted that Mandy took the time to with a window onto Elizabeth house and it recognise my contribution”. Meet one of has allowed me to overhear Peter our FTSU directing patients when he is volunteering Julia Clarke, Director of Public Advocates: P5 in phlebotomy. He is so kind and effective Participation, met with Peter and Bir-inder with these patients, has a smile on his Ironmonger (Head Biomedical Scientist) Staff support: face and does his job with exceptional and colleagues of Peter to deliver a thank P13 professionalism every time he is there. you for all his work. Julia said “Volunteers make an enormous difference in our The final “Can you please pass onto him that he is hospitals and allow us to go that bit further word: overheard being consistently excellent, it for our patients. It is wonderful that Mandy Back Page has not gone unnoticed how well he deals took the time to write something so lovely with these patients and I can see how about Peter, and for him to get this extra difficult that is sometimes, he is always recognition for the amazing work he does”. kind, gentle, accommodating with children and adults alike and he goes out of his Do you want to highlight the work of a way to make their time with phlebotomy as volunteer? Please email pleasant as it can be, that is really special sath.volunteers@nhs.net and we will pass and has an amazing effect on our patients. on your lovely words.