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Bereavement Advice

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The following document links offer useful advice, help and guidance for those who have suffered a bereavement and for relatives and friends of people who may be terminally ill or suffering a life threatening illness.

Document Title Brief Description 
Documentation and Legal Requirements Following a Death (27kB PDF) Offers help and advice with the documentation and legal requirements that are necessary following a death in England and Wales
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (30kB PDF) People often have questions that they would like to ask and these pages will provide answers to many of the most common questions 
General Bereavement Advice (66kB PDF) General advice about death and bereavement
Poems and Words of Comfort (46kB PDF) Whether you are preparing a funeral service or simply want to read words that may be of some comfort following a bereavement this document will provide many examples of comforting poems and words that may offer help
Terminal Illness (44kB PDF) Information for people suffering from a life threatening or terminal illness
Terminal Illness - Joint Accounts (12kB PDF) Information for people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and have a joint bank or building society account 
Traditional Burial (14kB PDF) Information for people considering a traditional burial
Understanding and Coping with Grief (26kB PDF) Advice for those who have suffered a bereavement and are struggling with the associated grief
Helping the Bereaved (30kB PDF) Advice for comforting the recently bereaved
Death in the Family - Helping Children Cope (85kB PDF) Information on helping children cope with a death in the family

Where can I find more information on what do do when someone dies?

Visit our Bereavement, Cemeteries and Funerals page for information on what to and who to contact when someone dies.

Visit our Cemeteries Service page for information on funerals and burials.

Visit our Bereavement and Funerals Links page for for useful links to other websites relating to death and bereavement.


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Related documents
Death in the Family - Helping Children Cope (85kB PDF)
General Bereavement Advice (66kB PDF)
Terminal Illness - Bank Account Advice (12kB PDF)
Understanding and Coping with Grief (26kB PDF)
Helping the Bereaved (30kB PDF)
Traditional Burial (14kB PDF)
Words of Comfort (46kB PDF)
Terminal and Life Threatening Illness (44kB PDF)
Documentation and Legal Requirements Following a Death (27kB PDF)
FAQs (30kB PDF)
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See also
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Cemeteries service
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