Volunteer Workforce with Maeve Hully and Julia Clarke

In this episode we are talking about the volunteer workforcewith Maeve Hully, Director of Volunteering at Helpforce, and Julia Clarke, Director of Public Participation at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust(SaTH). Helpforce recently won “Staffing Solution of the Year” 2026 in the HSJ Partnership Awardsfor their work with more than 60 NHS trusts, including SaTH.  We discussed volunteer roles and how they complement andwork alongside the NHS workforce. We also explored Helpforce’s innovative Volunteerto Career programme, which you can read about here: Helpforce| Building your workforceHelpforce is the only independent UK charity focused onestablishing high‑impact volunteering services across the health system. Its team: Founded in 2017, it works with NHS trusts, localauthorities, hospices and voluntary sector partners, directly andindirectly supporting hundreds of thousands of people.SaTH’s volunteer website is Volunteering –SaTH  and you can read about some oftheir success stories below, including some of those Julia discusses.Volunteerdrivers go the extra miles to bring comfort and care beyond hospital walls –SaTHHospitalseeks volunteer buggy drivers to support patients and visitors – SaTHAthousand hours and counting – dedicated volunteers hit major milestone – SaTHShrewsburymum trains as midwife thanks to volunteer scheme - BBC NewsYou can also follow Helpforce on their social media sites - LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and BlueSky – andsign-up to the charity’s monthlynewsletter.