NEW. Friends of the RUH

15/10/2026

At the Friends of the RUH, our extraordinary are a beacon of hope, dedicating thousands of hours to help care and support patients every year at ! Let us know what you believe fuel their passion, spreading love, kindness, compassion, and inspiration?

If you want to know more about volunteering with the Friends, check out our website here - https://friendsoftheruh.org.uk/volunteer/opportunities/

15/10/2026

What a great event it looks to be, cant wait to start looking at volunteering opportunities with visitors to find the right role for them at the RUH

12/10/2026

Every sip, every bite, every purchase at our Friends B18 café or shop in helps fund better care and support for patients! When you support the Friends of the RUH, you're directly contributing to improved patient care, with £426k in grants already awarded this year. Your daily habits can drive real change - thank you for being part of it! ☕️

05/09/2026

Today is , and we want to say a massive THANK YOU to our incredible community! 💙

At the Friends of the RUH, our mission is simple: to bring comfort, support, and a friendly face to patients and relatives across the .

From funding vital hospital equipment to running the Friends Coffee Shop (The Café ) and the RUH Shop, and importantly our profit goes right back into enhancing patient care. If you've ever spotted our amazing volunteers in their iconic pink t-shirts, you know just how much love they pour into the hospital every single day.

Whether you’ve bought a coffee, donated, or given up your time to volunteer—you are the heart of what we do. Thank you for helping us make a difference!

👉 Want to support our work or learn more about volunteering? Visit our website: https://friendsoftheruh.org.uk/

03/09/2026

Support the health benefits of outdoor swimming and being part of history....

18/08/2026

Calling all & ! We want you to become one of our new at the .

We know from previous and existing students, like Aarushi, how much they get from volunteering with us, it helps with their studies, get employment, learn fantastic life skill - and importantly they get some much back too!

We have a recruitment evening on 1st October 2026 at 5pm. To apply you can either call on 01225 824046 or email at [email protected]. You can also arrange to speak with our volunteer manager, Karen Paddock at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

There are lots of opportunities to volunteer across the hospital, so you can find a role that interests you. Just click on the Volunteer job titles below

30/07/2026

On this we wish to say a huge to all the and of the Friends of the RUH. Without your generosity we couldn't support the RUH Bath the way we do.

Thanks to all of you, this year we have made £400,000 available in grants to the RUH to help support the experience.

What an amazing impact friends can have when they come together.

19/07/2026

We've a fantastic role available for people to apply for, this one is a Children's Ward role available to support the .

This Volunteer role is designed to support the clinical team on the children’s ward with the delivery of tasks that are important to them and their patients.
The focus of the role will be to support staff providing healthy snack and food at mealtimes, around play and encourage hydration, as well as other activities contained in the role description.

There are lots of opportunities for people to volunteer in this role, so if you have free time in the week or at weekends and want to support children, this might be
the role for you!

For more information about this and our other volunteer roles, please check out the link here https://friendsoftheruh.org.uk/opportunity/childrens-ward-volunteers/

17/07/2026

We've a fantastic role available for people to apply for, this one is a Children's Ward role available to support the .

This Volunteer role is designed to support the clinical team on the children’s ward with the delivery of tasks that are important to them and their patients.

The focus of the role will be to support staff providing healthy snack and food at mealtimes, around play and encourage hydration, as well as other activities contained in the role description.

There are lots of opportunities for people to volunteer in this role, so if you have free time in the week or at weekends and want to support children, this might be
the role for you!

For more information about this and our other volunteer roles, please check out the link here https://friendsoftheruh.org.uk/opportunity/childrens-ward-volunteers/

15/07/2026

Today is and one of the most amazing things you can give away is a little of your time by volunteering.

Volunteer and give a smile, a helping hand and little bit of support that can mean the world to a patient or their loved ones.

The most valuable gifts aren’t wrapped, its simply your time, generosity and company.

If you'd like to know more about volunteering with us, check out our website here: https://friendsoftheruh.org.uk/volunteer/opportunities/