You could try contacting the British Association of Friends
of Museums (BAFM). Their recent project on Volunteer
Training resulted in a Handbook for Heritage Volunteer
Managers. Peter Walton did the research and you can contact
him:
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or try BAFM Secretary, Ann Heeley:
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Another good source of information about volunteers is the
National Centre for Volunteering:
www.volunteering.org.uk
Or you could contact the National Trust....
Hope you resolve your problem
Best wishes,
Rosemary Silvester
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On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:19:17 +0100 Philippa Tinsley
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> This is a slightly different question from usual on this list, but I'm
> hoping many of you will be able to give me the benefit of your experiences.
> Any advice gratefully received...
>
> I've just been informed by the occupational health unit (we are a local
> authority museum service) that volunteers need to fill in the same health
> declaration form as paid staff. The completed form is confidential and only
> seen by the occupational heath department, but I am concerned that some
> volunteers (particularly the older ones) will be worried about filling out a
> form of this nature. It includes details such as medication and asks
> questions such as 'have you suffered from a nervous breakdown'.
>
> Has anyone else encountered this issue?
>
> Philippa Tinsley
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> Registrar, Wolverhampton Art Gallery
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