Care to Drive volunteer updates February 2012

News Article | 01 Feb 2012

Care to Drive is a scheme operated by the Irish Cancer Society to provide free transport for patients to and from their treatment. Carefully selected and trained volunteers collect the patients from their homes and drive them to their appointments and back to their homes following these appointments.

Latest News: February 2012

We are delighted to announce that we will soon be partnering with the Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Tallaght. We are currently seeking trustworthy, reliable volunteers who have free weekday time to provide cancer patients with safe, comfortable and confidential transport to and from their appointments. In particular, we are now seeking volunteers who can provide transport from the Kildare, Wicklow & Carlow areas to Tallaght Hospital.

We are holding information sessions for people interested in volunteering in the following locations:

  • Feb 1st, 2012 at Bewleys Hotel, Newlands Cross - 2 sessions at 11.30am and 1.30pm
  • Feb 2nd, 2012 at Clanard Court, Athy - 2 sessions at 11.30am and 1.30pm
  • Feb 3rd, 2012 at Arklow Bay Hotel, Arklow - 2 sessions at 11.30am and 1.30pm

For more information or to register your attendance please contact Gail at the Irish Cancer Society at gflinter@irishcancer.ie or phone (01) 2310566. All are welcome.

Development of Care to Drive Nationally

Care to Drive is a volunteer based transport service that recruits volunteers to transport patients to and from their hospital treatments. We are delighted to announce that Care to Drive is currently available in the following hospitals:

  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin
  • Sligo General Hospital
  • St. James' Hospital, Dublin
  • Letterkenny General Hospital
  • The Mater Hospital, Dublin

And Care to Drive will be available in the following hospitals shortly:

  • Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe
  • Mid Western Regional Hospital, Limerick

To be referred to the programme, a patient needs to contact the Social Worker in the partner hospitals (named above).

We are always looking for volunteers so if you would like to volunteer please download the application form or alternatively call Gail on 01 2310 566 or email gflinter@irishcancer.ie

We are seeking trustworthy, reliable volunteers who have free weekday time to provide cancer patients with safe, comfortable and confidential transport to and from their appointments. In particular, we are now seeking volunteers who can provide transport between the Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth and North Dublin areas and the Mater Hospital in Dublin.

-->We are holding 2 information sessions for people interested in volunteering at 11.30am and 1.00pm on Tuesday, July 19th in the the Pillar Room of the Mater Hospital, Dublin

For more information or to register your attendance please contact Gail at the Irish Cancer Society at gflinter@irishcancer.ie or phone (01) 2310566.

All are welcome, All are welcome, volunteers from all over Meath, north Dublin, Cavan, Monaghan & Louth areas are needed.

-->How to volunteer

Download the Care To Drive Volunteer Application form (MS Word,
365KB) to apply and for more information about the application process.

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How to volunteer

Download the Care To Drive Volunteer Application form (MS Word, 365KB) to apply and for more information about the application process. For further information on volunteering, please contact the Irish Cancer Society on (01) 2310566 or email transport@irishcancer.ie

Further information for patients

Please contact the social worker at the hospital where you are attending for cancer tests or treatment or read more about Care To Drive