What we do

The Friends of the Practice

The Friends aims are to assist individual surgeries in providing help with some basic support for less able patients. This includes transport to the surgery, hospital visits or other important appointments and telephone befriending also.

We have volunteers helping in the following practices:

• Evergreen Oak Surgeries
  www.Evergreenoaksurgery.co.uk
  www.Thecreekmoorsurgery.co.uk
• Hadleigh House Surgery, Broadstone
  www.thehadleighpractice.co.uk
• Birchwood Medical Centre, Creekmoor, & The Surgery, Oakdale
  www.birchwoodpractice.co.uk

Knitting Project

RSVP Dorset East have over 50 knitters involved in producing garments which are distributed by Samaritans Purse to disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe; in addition to which they also knit for Poole Hospital NHS Trust children's and maternity wards.

Book Clubs

Our RSVP Organisers run book club get togethers, which are held monthly in local libraries.

Coffee Mornings

RSVP run coffee mornings every Friday in Old Rope Walk, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, to which a Volunteer Driver can take anybody who enjoys the friendly company of people their own age and outlook on life.

Schools Project

We have volunteers helping in schools assisting in whatever capacity the school has need of. This is usually listening to children reading and helping them when they are having problems. What could be more rewarding than watching a child's confidence and ability grow.
For a Schools Volunteer personal view please click here.