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Other pages for Bereavement, cemeteries & funerals:
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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 |
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.
Page last reviewed 5 Nov 2008