and counselling

Practical information, support arrangements and counselling

We can provide you with information about bereavement support services and practical advice about the things you may need to do following a bereavement.

• You may wish to contact the ward to collect any personal items belonging to the person who has died. • You can contact the Bereavement Team on 01270 273882 to discuss the collection of the Death

Certificate and how to register the death. • If you wish to pay your last respects to your relative or friend, please telephone the hospital mortuary 01270 612250 to make an appointment. Opening times are

Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm (excluding bank holidays). Alternatively, you may wish to wait until they are transferred to the chapel of rest at your chosen funeral director.

• The Bereavement Team will ask if your relative or friend is to be buried or cremated. If you are unsure you can first enquire whether or not any wishes of the deceased were expressed to relatives or in a Will. We also know that the death of a relative or friend can be very traumatic for families. This can be even more so when concerns have been raised, or when a family is involved in an investigation process.