Neighbourhood Friends is a volunteer led service focussed on avoiding hospital admissions and reducing hospital stays covering the RD&E footprint. 

Rapid Response Service

The Neighbourhood Friends Team carry our the practical tasks that friends and family would normally do.

This Includes:

• Home from Hospital Support (transport).
• Fitting key-safes.
• Collecting Equipment.
• Enabling a furniture move to make way for a hospital bed or medical equipment.
• Post discharge telephone call to check on wellbeing.
• Help with essential shopping.

Referrals can only be made by Health and Care Professionals.

The referral line is open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm. To make a referral please contact the Neighbourhood Friends team on:

t: 01392 823690 or e: [email protected] 

Westbank Neighbourhood Friends volunteers were awarded The Queens Award on 2nd June 2021.