Volunteering - Speciality health network partnerships

Justice and Forensic Mental Health Network

The Justice and Forensic Mental Health Network is a statewide service that provides mental health services to forensic patients and to adult and juvenile offenders in local courts, in custody, in detention and in the community. It also provides health services to adult offenders in police cells.

The Sydney Children's Hospital Network

The Sydney Children's Hospital Network comprises the Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick and the Sydney Children’s Hospital at Westmead. It is the largest paediatric healthcare entity in Australia, with many volunteers engaged in various activities in a family-focused, healing environment.

NSW Ambulance

Volunteers have been operating in NSW Ambulance for many years. Volunteer ambulance officers, peer support officers, chaplains, consumer representatives and staff donate their time every day and make a significant difference to the delivery of quality care.

St Vincent’s Health Network

St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney (SVHNS) is an arm of St Vincent’s Health Australia, the largest Catholic and not-for-profit health and aged care provider in Australia. The Network operates three establishments: St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst; Sacred Heart Health Service, Darlinghurst and; St Joseph’s Hospital, Auburn.

United Hospitals Auxiliaries (Inc.) (UHA)

Established in 1933, United Hospitals Auxiliaries (UHA) is the peak body which coordinates voluntary work for public hospitals and health services across NSW. UHA has 202 affiliated branches with over 6,000 members. UHA focuses on fundraising and patient welfare services, always seeking to diversify and increase its number of volunteers.


Current as at: Wednesday 28 August 2019
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