National organisations...............................................23

Patients Association

Provides advice, support and guidance to family members with a national helpline providing specialist information, advice and signposting. This does not include medical or legal advice. It can also help you make a complaint to the CQC. www.patients-association.org.uk Tel: 0800 345 7115 (freephone)

Respond

Supports people with learning disabilities and their families and supporters to lessen the effect of trauma and abuse, through psychotherapy, advocacy and campaigning. www.respond.org.uk Email: admin@respond.org.uk

Sands

Supports those affected by the death of a baby before, during and shortly after birth, providing a bereavement support helpline, a network of support groups, an online forum and message board. www.sands.org.uk Tel: 0808 164 3332 email: helpline@sands.org.uk

Support after Suicide Partnership

Provides helpful resources for those bereaved by suicide and signposting to local support groups and organisations. www.supportaftersuicide.org.uk

Notes

‘Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of advertisements, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust cannot accept liability for any errors or omissions. The Trust does not accept responsibility for any claims made by advertisers and their inclusion in this booklet should not be taken as an endorsement by the Trust.’

Leighton Hospital and Community Bereavement Booklet Reprinted January 2022 Review January 2024 Ref: CORP/BER/0060121