Bereavement

Bereavement is an experience that can happen to any of us and you may be reading this page because someone close to you has died recently. Please accept our sincere condolences, we appreciate the pain and distress that you may be feeling after the death of a friend or relative.

As a Trust, we want to support families at this difficult time, offering help and advice to assist with the immediate and long term effects of grief, as well as the practicalities associated with every death.  A number of booklets have been developed to support you following a personal bereavement. 

Related Documents:

Eastern Trauma Advisory Panel : Trauma Services Directory 2011
Dealing with Sudden Death in Adulthood
Dealing with Sudden Death: Helping Children and Adolescents
Dealing with Sudden Death: Common Grief Reactions
Dealing with Sudden Death: Information for Young People
Dealing with Traumatic Bereavement
When Someone Close to You Dies: Practical Information

Children's Services Bereavement Booklets:

A Guide for Parent's following the death of a Child - Grief and Bereavement
A Guide for Parent's following the death of a Child - Practical Information
In Loving Memory of a Special Child
Book of Remembrance and Remembrance Service

Bereavement Coordinator

The Trust’s bereavement coordinator works with staff throughout the Trust to promote quality end of life and bereavement care.  If you would like to share information that would help with this please contact:
Heather Russell:
tel: 028 9063 3904,
mob: 079 2018 6935
email:  heather.russell@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Remembrance services

Remembrance services are held annually for the parents of children and babies who have died in Royal Jubilee Maternity Service (RJMS) and Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (RBHSC). 

Services this year:

  • Service of Remembrance for babies will be held on Sunday 9th September 2011 at 3.00pm in the Chapel at Roselawn
  • ‘A time to remember’ service will be held on Sunday 7th October 2011 at 2.30pm in Bostock Ballroom, The Royal Hospitals

There are also Books of Remembrance in which you can have an insertion.  If you would like to visit and see the books please contact:
RJMS -  nursing administration –  9063224
RBHSC -  Rachel McKee -   90633139

 

 

Support organisations

We have included the website addresses and telephone numbers of local support organisations who may be of help to you

  • Sands (Stillbirths and neonatal death) NI Helpline number - 0774 099 3450
  • CRUSE Bereavement Care- 028 9079 2419 http://www.cruseni.org/
  • Barnardo’s Child Bereavement Support Service - 028 9067 2366   
  • Samaritans Helpline – 08457 90 9090
  • Compassionate Friends (child loss self support group) - 028 9265 2550 
  • WAVE (bereaved by violence) – 028 9077 9922
  • Family Trauma Centre (sudden death involving children) – 028 9020 4700
  • Eastern Trauma Advisotry Panel (028) 9056 4951 martina.mulliono-hare@belfasttrust.hscni.net