{"id":3,"date":"2021-04-08T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weare.nhslothian.scot\/master-subsite\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2024-10-08T20:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:04:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/getinvolved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id3_57f545-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3_57f545-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id3_57f545-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1520px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:50px;min-height:650px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/getinvolved\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/talking.jpg\" alt=\"Male and female in a meeting\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/getinvolved\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/talking.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/getinvolved\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/talking-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Influence Our Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-standard-black-color has-text-color has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">NHS Lothian wants to develop, design and deliver our services in partnership with the people who use them.&nbsp; Your involvement is essential because it helps us improve our services and make sure they are responsive to local needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Influencing our work takes many forms. The most obvious opportunities are when services are changing. Sometimes this is because things need updating or upgrading. At other times the aim is to improve efficiency or to resolve long standing issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to involve people in these changes as early as possible in the process. Working in partnership with people who use our services creates a dialogue that highlights strengths,&nbsp;generates&nbsp;ideas and points to where further change is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will use social media as well as these web pages to advertise opportunities for people to get involved in what we are doing and you can also sign up to see all our opportunities to get involved as soon as they are issued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the button below to join in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button singlebutton\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/getinvolved\/help-shape-nhs-lothian\/\">Help Shape NHS Lothian<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/getinvolved\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/volunteers.jpg\" alt=\"Two teenage female volunteers\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/getinvolved\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/volunteers.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/getinvolved\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/volunteers-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can voluntary work do for me?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-standard-black-color has-text-color has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">It provides an opportunity to help other people, learn new skills, have fun, make new friends, improve your employability, increase confidence, become involved in the local community, access training opportunities and offer you a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can Volunteer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome anyone 16 years or over to apply to become a Volunteer. 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