Bereavement Services at Royal Hospital Liverpool
The Bereavement suite is where you will be provided with sympathetic support and assistance through the procedures following the death of a patient in hospital. We have private relatives rooms with a nice calming atmosphere where you can have a chat with the team or visit the deceased if required.
The bereavement team provide help and emotional support for bereaved people in the following areas:
- Arranging completion of all documentation, including medical certificates
- Arranging cremation papers and collecting fees on behalf of medical staff
- Advice and information regarding funeral arrangements
- Emotional support to family, friends and extended relatives
- Liaising with hospital medical staff and mortuary
- Liaising with the Coroners staff, police, social workers and General Practitioners
- Providing advice regarding help from the Social Fund
- Explaining probate and legalities following death
- Tracing next of kin where no next of kin is recorded in the medical records
- Arranging a funeral where no next of kin has been found
- Seeking consent for hospital post mortem, tissue donation or other projects at the request of medical staff
- Providing training and information on bereavement related issues to other staff members.
- Bereavement support is available from the time of death up until the next of kin decide they no longer require that support.
Contact:
Email: bereavement.services@rlbuht.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0151 706 3805 (answerphone available)
Bereavement Office
Royal Liverpool Hospital
Prescot Street
Liverpool L7 8XP
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