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Chatterbox Action Against Loneliness Programme

by Omega, The National Association for End of Life Care

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About our activities / service

Opening hours Normal office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday.

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Chatterbox is a free, confidential, short-term telephone befriending service. It is designed to support those who are lonely and isolated due to their caring role, bereavement, age, or life-limiting and end of life challenges. The service prioritises people over 75. Clients are carefully matched to a dedicated volunteer Befriender who will call them on a weekly basis to provide emotional support and help finding additional services, information and social groups etc. Omega is an end of life charity working hard to raise standards in end of life care by supporting caregivers looking after someone with a terminal illness, people who are themselves end of life, and those who have been bereaved. We prioritise those aged over 75 and still caring or bereaved. Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care Registered Charity No.1120322 Registered Company No.6196052

Staff qualifications Omega staff are fully trained and carefully matched to their clients.
Genders All
Age focus 19-25 year olds, 26-65 year olds, 65+ year olds

About the organisation

Omega is an end of life charity working hard to raise standards in end of life care by supporting caregivers looking after someone with a terminal illness, people who are themselves end of life, and those who have been bereaved. We prioritise those aged over 75 and still caring or bereaved.

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