NHS Lothian are delighted to announce that Sammy McKee, one of our volunteers, has won the Helpforce Champion Volunteer of the Year Award.
The Helpforce Champions Awards are a national awards designed to celebrate the invaluable contributions made by volunteers across the UK during the past turbulent year, fundamentally defined by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Head of Volunteering, Jane Greenacre, explains this is not just recognition of one person’s contribution but of all of the volunteers, past and present.
“The contribution Sammy has made over the last 18+ months is incredible, and we are so pleased it has been recognised in these national awards. However, in the eyes of the Voluntary Services Team, all of the volunteers are winners. The roles that Sammy has taken on as Ward Helper, Vaccine Clinic Welcome Guide and at the Meaningful Activity Centre are really representative of support provided by 500+ volunteers so everyone can share in this success.”
“Sammy, like all of our volunteers, embodies NHS Lothian’s values of care and compassion, dignity and respect, quality, team work, and openness, honestly and responsibility.”
If you would like to volunteer, know more about our volunteer roles or if you work for NHS Lothian and want to know what support we can offer contact Volunteer.Enquiries@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
