Make a difference for people who are dying

End of life volunteers play a vital role in bringing comfort, companionship, and human connection to people who are dying. These services, supported by the Anne Robson Trust are managed directly by hospitals, hospices, and community trusts across the UK.

Volunteers sit with patients who are dying, offer a listening ear to families, and provide emotional support and connection at an incredibly important time.

Be part of a team that believes that no one should have to face the end of their life alone.

Learn new skills

You’ll have full access to educational training with experienced professionals prior to becoming an end of life volunteer. 

No previous experience is required, just a passion for making a difference to others.

Bring time, presence, and understanding to people who are dying, and those close to them.

Volunteering with our healthcare partners

All volunteering opportunities are run and managed by our partner organisations.

If you’d like to get involved, there are two ways to express your interest:

• Register your interest using our short form, and we’ll share your details with the nearest healthcare organisation running one of our supported volunteer services.



• Apply directly through a partner organisation near you. You can find current active partners below, with links to their volunteering pages.

Cambridgeshire

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

Cheshire

• Mid Cheshire Hospital NHS Trust – Swan Volunteers

Cornwall

• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

Essex

• The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

Gloucestershire 

• Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

Hampshire

• University Hospitals Southampton – Butterfly Volunteers

Hertfordshire

• West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Rose Volunteers

Kent

• Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust – Swan Volunteers

Lancashire & Merseyside

• Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital – Butterfly Volunteers

Leicestershire

• University Hospitals Leicester – VALE Volunteers (Volunteer at Life’s End)

Milton Keynes

• Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

Norfolk

• James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

• Tapping House Hospice – Butterfly Volunteers

• The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

Suffolk

• East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust – Butterfly Volunteers

Sussex

• University Hospitals Sussex – Friend in Need Volunteers

Worcestershire

• Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust – Peony Volunteers