Bereavement Services from Derby Hospitals
W: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/bereavement-services-royal-derby-hospital/
T: 01332 785557 / 01332 788328 / 01332 787097
Text: 07387248761
About Us
The Bereavement Service provides a sensitive, empathetic approach to the individual needs of relatives, at a time of loss.
Our Bereavement Service provides support and information for bereaved families when a patient has died in hospital. The team will liaise with the family to provide the medical certificate, co-ordinate cremation forms where appropriate, hand over property where required and give advice on registration and arranging funerals where there is no next of kin.
How to access?
Self-refer by contacting on the number provided.
Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 16.30pm
Royal Derby Hospital
Level 1 Main Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 8NE
Referral Pathway: Self
Central United Reform Church
About Us
Church providing a free support group for bereaved parents.
How to acces
Becketwell Lane, Derby
Derbyshire, DE1 1JW
Every Thursday 10:00 – 12:00
Referral Pathway: Free to attend, just turn up.
Volunteering: Yes
Cruse Bereavement Centre
T: National Helpline: 0808 808 1677
T: Derby: 01332 332098
About Us
Support, advice and information via face to face, telephone, email and website support to those experiencing bereavement
How to access?
10 Vernon Street
Derby
DE1 1FR
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
09:00 ? 14:00
Referral Pathway: Self
Volunteering: Yes
SANDS
W: https://derby.sands.org.uk/
T: 0808 164 333
About Us
Derby Sands offers support, comfort and understanding to anyone affected by the loss of a baby before, during or after birth.We offer a range of support, including direct peer support at local meetings, or telephone support by a trained peer befriender. There is also a wide range of resources available for free from Sands. These include: memory boxes, bereavement support app, family support pack.
How to access?
For online support, email us.
Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesdays 9.30am – 9.30pm
Volunteering: Yes
Grief Encounter
W: https://www.griefencounter.org.uk/
T: National Helpline: 0808 802 0111
T: (London office) 0208 3718 455
E: contact@griefencounter.org.uk
About Us
We support bereaved children and their families to help alleviate the pain caused by the death of someone close. Our services are free, funded through the generosity of our supporters. At Grief Encounter, alongside our personal support, you will have access to resources that can help you communicate how and what you are feeling, and coping with your loss. You will find steps to take, and information on ways to channel your grief positively. At Grief Encounter, our vision is that every bereaved child in the UK receives the best possible help, recognition and understanding following the death of a family member, loved one, friend or teacher.
How to access?
Freephone Monday – Friday, 9am – 9pm
Grief Encounter
The Lodge, 17 East End Road
London, N3 3QE
Volunteering: Yes
SOBS: Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
About Us
We exist to meet the needs and overcome the isolation experienced by people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide. We help around 7000 people each year, including through our national helpline and local support groups.
How to access?
Contact Monday – Friday, 9am – 9pm
See website for local support groups
The Flamsted Centre
Albert Street, Ilkeston
Derbyshire, DE7 5GU
Volunteering: Yes
Sue Ryder
W:https://support.sueryder.org/community
About Us
Online Community where there are bereavement threads and advice
How to access?
24 Hours 7 Days a Week
Referral Pathway: Sign up to website
Volunteering: Yes
Treetops Hospice Care Counselling and Emotional Support
T: 0115 949 1264
About Us
We offer counselling and emotional support to adults, children, young people and families who are dealing with a life-limiting illness or bereavement. The service is available to all users of Treetops Hospice Care services and people registered with a GP practice in Derby city or Southern Derbyshire.
How to access?
Contact for details
The Laura centre
T: 01332 408026
E: info@thelauracentrederby.org.uk
W: www.thelauracentrederby.org.uk
About Us
For when a child dies or is bereaved . We offer a confidential bereavement counselling and support service delivered by a team of experienced professional counsellors on a part time basis.
How to access?
The Laura Centre Derby
14 Vernon Street, Derby
DE1 1FT
The Centre is manned by volunteers during counselling hours, but we provide a 24 hour phone line for any queries and referrals.
Volunteering: Yes
Widowed and Young
T: 01332 869222
E: enquiries@widowedandyoung.org.uk
About Us
WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died. It’s a peer-to-peer support group operating with a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.
How to access?
Call or Email
WAY Widowed and Young
Suite 14, College Business Centre,
Uttoxeter New Road, Derby
DE22 3WZ
Volunteering: Yes
Mission Statement
To help those in need and crisis across Derby and to help access services.
Contact Us
Stuart House Green Lane
St Peters Quarter
Derby
DE1 1RS
