Action Team
The Sepsis Research FEAT Action Team provides a flexible and easy way to volunteer for our charity and is designed to fit around you and the way you live. You can dip in and out whenever you have the time.
The team runs via a private group on Facebook and we use it to share opportunities regularly so that our Action Team members can decide what sparks their interest or speaks to their skills. We encourage members to give us feedback on what we’re doing, and we love to see chat between team members UK-wide, sharing thoughts and ideas.
The key word is ‘Action’! Any help you can give us is greatly appreciated – an hour of your time is worth anywhere between £10 and £20 to the charity – sometimes even more, depending on your skills. We might just need a few extra pairs of hands, or a couple of minutes of your time but your contribution is always valuable.
Awareness advocate
As an advocate you’ll deliver talks about sepsis and the work of Sepsis Research FEAT -to community groups, businesses, in hospitals or schools.
We have induction training and support materials which will provide you with all the tools and support you need to give a presentation and we will help you with your first few talks. Over time though you may build your own contacts and arrange your own talks. This is a role for someone who is organised, enthusiastic and who doesn’t mind speaking in front of groups of people.
Fundraising volunteer
Without fundraising we wouldn’t be able to carry out our vital sepsis research and awareness campaigns.
The scope of a fundraising volunteer can cover a huge range of activities including placing collecting cans in your community, helping organise fundraising events, starting up a community fundraising group, taking on your own fundraising challenge or event or even approaching local businesses and organisations for funding support or partnerships. There is so much scope to make the role of a fundraising volunteer your own, with the added benefit of helping to raise awareness of sepsis and our charity in the process.
Share a sepsis story
Sometimes it is only by hearing how others have been affected by sepsis that people realise how serious sepsis is and begin to learn the symptoms to look out for. Real life accounts are key to improving understanding and really do help us in our mission to raise awareness. And there can be huge therapeutic benefits to be gained from writing your own story.
If you or someone close to you has been affected by sepsis and you feel able to share your story, we would love to hear from you.
Patient Public Involvement (PPI)
Patient and Public Involvement, or PPI, is integral to most research studies. In sepsis research it involves those with lived experience of sepsis inputting into studies, often at the outset in order to shape the study and gain approval or sign-off, and is invaluable.
In the past Sepsis Research FEAT supporters have contributed to studies such as EVIS, Synaptic and SNAP and helped to shape patient care improvement guidelines through the work of Dr Meghan Bateson and her team.
We are so grateful to supporters who feel that they can help forward research in this way. To find out more or offer your support please get in touch.
