Bereavement

The loss of a loved one can be a very difficult time in your life; there is help, support and information available to you either as a bereaved spouse, partner, carer, family member or friend.

Get help with grief after bereavement or loss – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Report a death: https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death
Bereavement Support: Get support – Cruse Bereavement Support
How to talk about death at work:  https://youtu.be/FXZXi8cKWmk
How do I find help near me? – The Good Grief Trust
AtaLoss.org is the UK’s signposting and information website for bereaved people
Child Bereavement UK
Cheshire & Merseyside

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Lancs & South Cumbria

Across Lancashire & South Cumbria, there are bereavement support services here to help you – contacts below. Outside normal working hours please leave your name and number and a member of the team will call you back.

  • Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre – Swan Bereavement Team 01253 952456
  • Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Central Lancashire Bereavement & Donation Team 01772 523730
  • East Lancashire Bereavement Team 01254 735426
  • Lancashire and South Lakeland Bereavement Team 01524 512405

The Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria Strategic Clinical Network had commissioned the expansion and update of the Cumbria, Lancashire & Greater Manchester Bereavement Services Directory in 2017 detailing support organisations and services.

People’s Voice worked on some resources for services to improve bereavement support in their organisation.  These can be found here.

For more information and support for Parents, family and friends of Children, see our Children and Young People pages.