East Cheshire Hospice
Community Befriending
About East Cheshire Hospice
We offer a volunteer-led service in befriending providing social connection and practical support to people in the last 12 months of life, who may be a little isolate or in need of a bit of additional support.
This service offers flexible support for patients and carers, with visits from our volunteers tailored to your needs. Whether it’s social activities like coffee, walks, or joining a local group, or practical help like picking up prescriptions or shopping, we’re here to help.
Our goal is to reduce isolation and provide companionship through a supportive relationship with a volunteer.
Millbank Drive, Macclesfield, England, SK10 3DR
Service Eligibility
Service users need a health and social care professional to make a referral for them. This could be a Macmillan Nurse, District Nurse, Social Worker, care co-ordinator, social prescriber or any health and social professional to have contact with you.
After a referral, we’ll call to discuss your needs. Once we find a suitable befriender, we’ll visit you at home to get to know you and explain both the possibilities, and the boundaries of the service. We aim to match you with someone you’ll get on with.
The Hospice will stay in touch to ensure you’re happy with the match and make improvements if needed.
Information for Volunteers
All our befrienders are volunteers who are compassionate, good listeners from all walks of life and are dedicated to making a difference. While they offer companionship, they are not clinical professionals and cannot help with moving, medication, or personal care.
All befrienders are carefully selected, interviewed, DBS checked, and fully trained.
Age Groups
Adults (25-65), Older Adults (65+)Themes
Carers, Mental Health, Specific Health Condition, Older PeopleRegions
Country: England
Other Regions: North West England
Other Information
Type of Befriending: Face to face befriending which takes place in the home or community
Who can refer: Professional Referrals Accepted