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  1. Jan 2022
    1. 1.3.1 Offer one‑to‑one activities, such as: Programmes to help people develop and maintain friendships. For example, peer volunteer home visiting programmes, programmes to learn about how to make and sustain friendships or befriending programmes based in places of worship. Befriending opportunities that involve brief visits, telephone calls or the use of other media. Information on national or local services offering support and advice by telephone and other media.

      NICE (2015) guidelines recommend interventions for older people that help them find and sustain friendships.