Before you apply, please think carefully about these points.

• Can you make the time for this voluntary work?
• Can you travel to HRB's studios?

If you give an email address, we will correspond by email. Please make sure it is a valid address and that you check your inbox regularly.

If you apply to be a Hospital Visitor

• You must be 18 or over.
• We will ask you to come to an informal meeting.

If we are both happy to continue, you must be cleared by a Criminal Records Bureau check, which will take several weeks to process. If you do not hold British nationality, we may not be able to complete this check.

A Right to Work check is also needed to meet immigration regulations. We will hold your membership details on a computer database, in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

If you apply for full membership

• You must be 18 or over.
• We will ask you to come to an informal meeting.

If we are both happy to continue, you will start a period of provisional membership, typically lasting 6 weeks. During this period, there will be a commitment to visit hospital patients and to visit HRB's studios regularly.

You must also be cleared by a Criminal Records Bureau check, which will take several weeks to process. If you do not hold British nationality, we may not be able to complete this check. A Right to Work check is also need to meet immigration regulations.

If the provisional period is successful, you will be offered full membership. Full membership carries a commitment to visit hospital patients. We will hold your membership details on a computer database, in accordance with the Data Protection Act.