Highland Hospice Helping Hands
About Highland Hospice Helping Hands
Highland Hospice Helping Hands service is a volunteer delivered befriending service. It provides social and practical support for people thought to be in the last 2-3 years of life. People do not need to have a specific diagnosis to receive support and the support delivered is tailored to the individuals needs within their own home community. The Helping Hands team also offer end of life support within Hospitals and Care Homes. This support is called No One Dies Alone and is for people with prognosis of 24-72 hours. The volunteers are companions who sit with people who have no-one or the family member requires some respite or the support of someone to sit with them. Highland Hospice work in partnership with befriending services throughout the Highlands. We currently have twelve partnership befriending services.
Scotland, IV3 5SB
Service Eligibility
Open referral process, we accept requests for support from potential clients and their family as well as health and social care professionals.
Criteria: anyone over age 18 with advancing illness.
We work with 12 partners delivering support within Highlands however the Helping Hands service provides support within Inverness and East Ross-shire.
Request support by either emailing the Helping Hands team to arrange time to discuss at; helpinghands@highlandhospice.org.uk or by sending referral request to our clinical administrators at; nhsh.hospicereferrals@nhs.scot
Information for Volunteers
Befriending is an opportunity to support people within your community who are struggling to get out and about and would welcome support either at home or by going on outings. Training and support delivered by staff at Highland Hospice. We also deliver NODA support when volunteers sit with people in hospital or nursing home last 24-72 hours who would otherwise be alone.
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Country: Scotland
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Type of Befriending: Face to face befriending which takes place in the home or community
Who can refer: Self Referrals Accepted, Friends & Family Referrals Accepted, Professional Referrals Accepted