Compassionate Companion Service

Discover how compassionate companions enable essential conversations to empower those in their last year of life

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Next training sessions: October 7th/8th/9th; November 25th/26th/28th

Compassionate Companions

Companions are trained volunteers who provide compassionate, community-based, non-medical support for people and their loved-ones experiencing life-limiting conditions, including severe frailty and dementia.

Our service is dedicated to enabling end-of-life conversations and preparation through volunteer-driven support, ensuring individuals and their families understand the choices available, with the time, compassion and dignity we all deserve.

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What we do

Companion Support

Compassionate companions support conversations around the choices available at end of life.

Rather than being able to fix, we listen, empower and enable people to put things in place to be able to live their lives as fully as possible with peace of mind.

Volunteer Training

Volunteers are trained by a doctor-led team of clinicians and experienced companion volunteers.

Regular support and supervision by the clinical team is provided for everyone after training.

Community Resilience

Compassionate companions link organisations, community groups and individuals to connect, support and serve the wider community.

Compassionate companions living within the community address the needs of a person, and their loved ones, in their last year of life.

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Lives touched

Since our inception, we've had the privilege of being referred 302 individuals, offering them compassionate support during their end-of-life journey.
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Active Companions

We are proud to have 27 dedicated companion volunteers actively providing care and comfort to those in need.

Voices from our Community

“I feel my role as a companion can be a significant help and it is not always about the ‘doing’ aspect of compassion.”

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“She seems genuinely and deeply to value my support over the last months”

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“I was delighted that it resulted in completing the Respect form for both mum and dad and a discussion with the GP. Something I don’t think would have happened without the CC intervention.”

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Upcoming Events

Training dates to become a Companion, Peer Group Meetings, Talks & Presentations and other Events – Here you’ll have a glimpse of what is happening soon.

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April 2025 training session
Monday 25th November 2024, 9.00
Thursday 28th November 2024, 17.00

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Monday 14th April/Tuesday 15th April/Thursday 17th April

Training takes place at Kesgrave Community Centre (KWMCC), Ipswich – please click on link below for KWMCC contact details:

https://www.kwmcc.co.uk

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November training session
Monday 25th November 2024, 9.00
Thursday 28th November 2024, 17.00

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Monday 25 November/Tuesday26th November/Thursday 28th November

Training takes place at Kesgrave Community Centre (KWMCC), Ipswich – please click on link below for KWMCC contact details:

https://www.kwmcc.co.uk

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January 2025 training session
Monday 25th November 2024, 9.00
Thursday 28th November 2024, 17.00

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Monday 20th January/Tuesday 21st January/Thursday 23rd January

Training takes place at Kesgrave Community Centre (KWMCC), Ipswich – please click on link below for KWMCC contact details:

https://www.kwmcc.co.uk

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Expect ReSPECT care home training - North-east Essex - St Helena's Hospice - by invitation
Monday 2nd December 2024, 9.00
Monday 2nd December 2024, 17.00

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Presentation/Q&A: Introduction to our service.

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Peer Group Meeting via Zoom
Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 17.00
Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 18.00

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Online presentation to the Renal team at Ipswich Hospital
Thursday 12th December 2024, 13.00
Thursday 12th December 2024, 13.30

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Presentation/Q&A: Introduction to our service; how our service can support the renal team and their patients with discussions and recording advanced care planning wishes – via Microsoft TEAMS invite

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Expect ReSPECT care home training - West Suffolk - St Nicholas Hospice - by invitation
Monday 16th December 2024, 9.00
Monday 16th December 2024, 17.00

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Presentation/Q&A: Introduction to our service.

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Peer Group Meeting via Zoom
Monday 16th December 2024, 17.00
Monday 16th December 2024, 18.00

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Peer Group Meeting via Zoom
Tuesday 7th January 2025, 17.00
Tuesday 7th January 2025, 18.00

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Peer Group Meeting via Zoom
Monday 20th January 2025, 17.00
Monday 20th January 2025, 18.00

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Community Compassion in Action

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