Bereavement

Age UK Leaflet

A step-by-step guide of what to do when someone passes away.

Leaflet: www.ageuk.org.uk/when_someone_dies

Royal Trinity Hospice

Bereavement Team for families and friends of people RTH have cared for:

The Good Grief Trust

Practical and emotional support and signposting to a choice of immediate tailored local and national support.

Compassionate Employers

Is Hospice UK’s workplace support programme, helping organisations and their employees to build an open, compassionate culture to support staff through grief, caring responsibilities, or a life-limiting illness.

The Good Grief Festival

Is a community of people talking about grief in a refreshing and honest way, with virtual talks, workshops and webinars held at online festivals through the year.

Talk Grief

Talk Grief is a dedicated online space for grieving teenagers and young adults (13 to 25), powered by the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish.

Here you can learn from other young grieving people, find healthy ways to cope and feel less alone. You’ll find out what it’s really like to live with grief from teenagers and young adults, along with advice and tips on managing your grief from our bereavement experts.

Papyrus

National charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.

Guy’s & St Thomas’ Bereavement Service

To make an appointment to see a bereavement officer please call 020 7188 3215 (Guy’s) or 020 7188 3182 (St Thomas’).

You may be too shocked to ask questions following the sudden or unexpected death of a loved one. To speak to the patient’s critical care matron or doctor at a later date, please arrange an appointment via the critical care secretary on 020 7188 3044 or write to:

Critical Care Secretary, 1st Floor East Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH

Independent Age

Download the ‘Coping with Bereavement’ guide, made by Independent Age, for support and advice on living with grief and loss.

Website: www.independentage.org/coping-bereavement

Marie Curie

Care and Support through terminal illness:

Ataloss

Offers a national signposting service to help bereaved people find local, specialist and national support.

Cruse Bereavement Support

Is a national bereavement charity, which provides support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.

Sands

Sudden and Neonatal Death.

Few experiences can compare to the trauma and pain of losing a baby.

Winston's Wish

Bereavement support for children who have lost a parent or sibling.

Winston’s Wish is a charity that helps children, teenagers and young adults (up to the age of 25) find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief.

Wandsworth Bereavement Service

Providing one-to-one bereavement counselling for residents of the Borough of Wandsworth.

Telephone: 020 7223 3178

Website: www.wandsworthbereavement.org.uk

Email: enquiries@wandsworthbereavement.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care is the leading national charity for bereaved people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.

National Helpline: 0808 808 1677

Website: www.cruse.org.uk