Bereavement Support

We are here to help our patients living with bereavement or struggling to move forwards due to a loss

The death of someone close to you can be emotionally devastating. You’ll need space to grieve and come to terms with their death. You might find you experience a range of physical and emotional symptoms.  As well as contacting us as your GP, there is a wealth of support available, and we have put together this web page which details of the support which is available to you.

If you know someone who needs bereavement support but does not have access to a computer, please ask them to contact their GP for a referral for appropriate support.  

Bereavement Support Information

Crane Valley Bereavement Group

You don't have to navigate bereavement alone

For people living with grief or struggling to move forwards due to a loss, it’s crucial to seek support and look after themselves during this challenging time to mitigate the negative health consequences of bereavement.
 
Your local surgery's Social Prescribers’ Health & Wellbeing Team has established a Bereavement Group to bring together people who have experienced loss and grief.
 
Informal meetings of the local Bereavement Group are held between 2 and 3.30pm on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Crane Valley Primary Care Network Bungalow at 131 Newtown Road, Verwood BH31 6EH.  Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided. 
 
Come along for an informal chat with others going through this challenging time.
 
Download and view our leaflet here>> or, for more information call the Social Prescribing team on 07462 0506168 or 07462 521670.  Alternatively, email cranevalleysocialprescribers@dorsetgp.nhs.uk.

Bereavement Support for adults, young people and families

Cruse UK

For more than 60 years, Cruse Bereavement Support has been helping people who are struggling with grief and bereavement. 

Telephone 0808 808 1677

Website  www.cruse.org.uk

 

Scotty’s Little Soldiers

Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity dedicated to supporting children and young people who have lost a parent serving in the British Armed Forces.
 
Telephone 0800 092 8571

Website  www.scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk

 

Winston's Wish

The charity supports grieving children and young people after the death of someone important and also provide childhood bereavement advice to parents and carers.

Telephone 0808 802 0021

Website www.winstonswish.org/

A burning candle

Dorset Open Door

Dorset Open Door supports people who have been bereaved or affected by a death where the cause may be suicide or be particularly traumatic or sudden. 

Telephone 01305 361361

Website Dorset HealthCare : Dorset Open Door

 

 

Mosaic

Mosaic support children and young people who have been bereaved of someone special, such as a parent, sibling, friend or a member of their extended family. 

Telephone  01258 837071

Website www.mosaicfamilysupport.org

For those who have experienced miscarriages or loss of a child

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
 
Telephone  0800 028 8840
Website  www.childbereavementuk.org
 

Sands Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. Sands exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it.
 
Telephone 0808 164 3332
Website  www.sands.org.uk
 
 

Maternity Matters Dorset

Dorset Maternity Services have small teams of midwives who specialise in providing support and advice to those who have lost a baby, either during their pregnancy or after birth.
 
Telephone - 

before 13 weeks of pregnancy: contact us or your midwife directly

after 13 weeks of pregnancy: call Labour Line on 0300 369 0388

Website www.maternitymattersdorset.nhs.uk/support/loss/
 

Child Death Helpline

The Child Death Helpline aims to provide a quality freephone service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. Callers to the helpline might be parents, grandparents, siblings, other family members, friends or involved professionals.
 
Telephone 0800 282 986
 
Website  www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
 
SPRING - Support parents and relatives through baby loss

SPRING is part of University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity. and supports parents and relatives who have experienced the death of a baby during pregnancy, at, or just after birth. This includes miscarriage, stillbirth and termination for foetal abnormality. Over the years SPRING has evolved to help many families and friends through such devastating times.

They are based at St. Mary’s Maternity Unit at Poole Hospital and cover Bournemouth, Poole and surrounding areas providing emotional and practical support at the point of loss.

Telephone 0300 019 8084

Website www.springsupport.org.uk/

 

PPG led Baby Loss Peer Group

 

Pregnancy and baby loss is a devastating and uniquely personal experience; for many, it is a heart-breaking and challenging reality.

If you have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, loss of a baby shortly after birth or failed IVF, it can often feel like a very lonely place to be. Nor is the experience easy to talk about with partners, relatives, close friends or even professionals. The subject can often be considered taboo and uncomfortable to discuss, as it is not the way life is meant to be.

Mental health and well-being are essential, and bottling up sadness, loss, and anxiety can affect your health. The Cranborne Practice Patient Participation Group members have established a Baby Loss Peer Group to bring together people who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss. 

 

Informal meetings of the Baby Loss Peer Group are held on the 1st Sunday of each month at Buds & Beans, West Moors   between 2 and 3pm.

 

If you are interested in joining the Group, please email our PPG using the email address cranborneppg@gmail.com.  Your details will be passed to the PPG member leading the Group.

 

Download and view details of the event by following this link>>

Baby Loss Peer Group Poster