Volunteering Discovery takes you behind the scenes, exploring how volunteers make a real difference in health and care across Norfolk and Waveney. Episodes dive deep into inspiring volunteer stories, expert interviews, and practical advice on building successful volunteering programmes. From planning and evaluation frameworks to improving patient experience and boosting community wellbeing, we uncover what it takes to create impactful initiatives.Whether you’re a volunteer looking to make a bigger impact, a healthcare leader designing volunteer strategies, or simply curious about the benefits of volunteering in health services, this series offer insights, best practices, and real-world examples. Tune in for tips on recruiting and supporting volunteers, measuring outcomes, and innovative approaches to health volunteering. Or maybe get some ideas on how to get involved yourself!
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Signup to Generate a PitchVolunteering Discovery takes you behind the scenes, exploring how volunteers make a real difference in health and care across Norfolk and Waveney. Episodes dive deep into inspiring volunteer stories, expert interviews, and practical advice on building successful volunteering programmes.
Recent episodes include "Opening Doors to Inclusive Volunteering" (13 April 2026, 25 minutes), "Inclusive Pathways" (9 March 2026, 21 minutes), and "Volunteering Without Barriers" (12 January 2026, 18 minutes).
Volunteering Discovery publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 29 episodes.
Booking probability for Volunteering Discovery is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Volunteering Discovery requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Volunteering Discovery's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Volunteering Discovery are Family & Social Services. Volunteering Discovery has a leisure audience.
Volunteering Discovery is a leisure podcast with 29 episodes published.
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Episode #28
<p>The Opening Doors Get Volunteering project, funded through the Get Involved Innovation Fund, shows how co‑produced, easy‑read resources can remove barriers and improve access to volunteering for people with learning...
Episode #27
<p>In this episode of Volunteering Discovery we explore how volunteering and Project Search create genuine career routes at James Paget University Hospital. Hear from pharmacy staff and volunteers Reece and Charlie, who...
Episode #26
<p>This episode of Volunteering Discovery explores how James Paget University Hospital creates inclusive volunteering opportunities. Volunteer Coordinator John Gilligan shares how the team supports people with learning...
Episode #25
<p>This is part 2 of our look at the evaluation of the Norfolk and Waveney Volunteering for Health programme. This episode explores how evaluation helps shape and sustain volunteering in health. Daniel Schaffer (Norfolk...
Episode #24
<p>In this first part of our special on evaluating Volunteering for Health in Norfolk and Waveney, we meet Dr. Jurgen Grotz (Institute for Volunteering Research at the University of East Anglia) to discuss how we...
Episode #23
<p>In this episode of Volunteering Discovery, we explore Get InVOLved Skills—a new online platform designed to support volunteers and voluntary sector professionals across Norfolk and Waveney with high-quality...
Episode #22
<p>The Get Involved Innovation Fund provides small financial awards and advice and guidance for organisations to test new approaches to involving volunteers. It is a core part of the Volunteering for Health programme in...
Episode #21
<p>Volunteering for Health is an exciting national programme and Norfolk and Waveney are one of 15 partnerships involved. In this episode we meet Nicky Stainton at Voluntary Norfolk who tells us all about what is...
Episode #20
<p>As featured in previous episodes, Volunteer to Career is a fantastic enhanced volunteering experience. Volunteers have the chance to gain first hand experience in a health and care setting, receive career mentoring...
Episode #19
<p>In the final episode of season one of Volunteering Discovery we are getting creative and meeting the team who support people to Drop in and Draw with the Norfolk Library and Information Service. We hear why the...
Episode #18
<p>In this episode of Volunteering Discovery we meet the buggy service team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn. Set up after receiving feedback, the buggy service volunteers make it easier to get from the car...
Episode #17
<p>Volunteer to Career is an enhanced volunteering programme which aims to support people interested in a health and care career to take their first steps. In this bonus episode, producer Jules speaks to Ben Chandler...
Episode #16
<p>Centre81 is a charity which enables adults with a disability to live full lives, never forgetting the need for 'fun.' We meet members of the team who found their connection and involvement with Centre81 taking...
Episode #15
<p>If you received a diagnosis of a rare illness, you might find yourself with many questions and the desire to speak to someone about what to expect. This was the case for Barbara Fountain, who after finding limited...
Episode #14
<p>This is the second of our two episodes meeting the team at Priscilla Bacon Lodge near Norwich. We recommend you listen to the previous episode of Volunteering Discovery, 'Laughter and Learning' before tuning in to...
Episode #13
<p>Today we meet members of the team at Priscilla Bacon Lodge a hospice on the outskirts of Norwich. Terry shares the unlikely path he took to volunteering at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, and what has kept him equally as...
Episode #12
<p>In this episode of Volunteering Discovery, we meet the team at Homestart Norfolk. Parenting certainly doesn't come easy to everyone and Homestart Norfolk volunteers can make a huge impact, supporting parents to make...
Episode #13
<p>In this episode of Volunteering Discovery we meet the team at Healthwatch Norfolk. Healthwatch Norfolk play a key role in gathering feedback on local health and care services which lead to real change and volunteers...
Episode #11
<p>In this episode of Volunteering Discovery we meet members of the Family Action ESCAPE Project. We hear how getting involved at their community allotment offers the opportunity not only to learn about horticulture and...
Episode #10
<p>This episode of Volunteering Discovery takes a look behind the scenes of volunteering at Age UK Norfolk. Featuring insights from volunteers Matthew and Caron the episode explores the various services provided by Age...
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James Paget University Hospital
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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