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Bereavement
Southampton General Hospital Macmillan support
Tel: 023 8120 6037 Email: macmillancentre@uhs.nhs.uk
Queen Alexandra Hospital Macmillan support
Tel: 023 9228 3323 Email: macmillancentre@porthosp.nhs.uk
Marie Curie Cancer Care
A charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal illness. Marie Curie provides high quality end of life care through its Marie Curie Nursing Service and Hospices. If you are living with a terminal illness and need support, you can call the support line. If you would like a Marie Curie nurse to provide care to you at home, speak to your GP or District Nurse. Tel: 0800 090 2309 Web: www.mariecurie.org.uk
Rowans Hospice Charity – Living Well Centre
The Living Well Centre supports people aged 18 and above, who live in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire and are living with a life-limiting and progressive illness, regardless of diagnosis. Services also include support to friends and family members during any stage of illness, including bereavement. The team of nurses, complementary therapists and trained volunteers offer guidance and support, workshops, classes and treatments. This is a drop-in service, and no referral is needed. Open 10.00am to 4.00pm from Monday to Friday. Purbrook Heath Road, Waterlooville PO7 5RU Tel: 023 9224 8011 Email: lwc@rowanshospice.co.uk Web: www.rowanshospice.co.uk
Registering a death
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is one of the most painful things most of us will face. There are, however, certain people and organisations that need to be told and specific documents and practical arrangements that need to be completed.
You will need to register a person’s death at a register office in the district where the death occurred within five days, unless there are exceptional circumstances, or the Coroner is involved. For more information, visit www.hants.gov.uk (search ‘register a death’).
The Bereavement Advice Centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death. Call 0800 634 9494 or visit
www.bereavementadvice.org
The Bereavement Register is a free service to remove the name and address of someone who has passed away from mailing lists to prevent junk mail. Call 0800 082 1230 (automated telephone line registration service) or visit
www.thebereavementregister.org.uk
Bereavement support
Everyone deals with bereavement differently and you may experience a whole range of emotions. Support is available to help you through this difficult time.
Useful contacts
Connect to Support Hampshire’s Community Directory
Local and national bereavement services can be found online. Web: www.connecttosupporthampshire.org.uk/ directories (select ‘Choose your category’ then ‘Specific needs’ and ‘Bereavement’).
Cruse Bereavement Care
Provides practical advice and support to help bereaved people and enables anyone bereaved to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Tel: 0808 808 1677 Web: www.cruse.org.uk
GOV.UK
You may be eligible for funeral or bereavement payments. Web: www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/
