Bereavement Services

Coping with bereavement and grief in Wakefield

The death of a loved one can be one of the hardest things you ever experience. Grief is very personal and it can take some time to come to terms with how you feel. The emotions you experience might feel overwhelming at times. Talking to a bereavement professional is often a good way to start feeling better.

 

We provide two services at the hospice to bereaved people for psychological and emotional support. 

The Hospice Bereavement Service 

This service is available to:

  • carers, family members and friends whose loved one was known to any of our hospice services;

  • over 18 years old; and

  • ​have been bereaved  longer than fours months  and up to 8 years ago. 

​We offer support after four months, which is purely to provide space for your grief and it can be more helpful after this time to have support.

All our staff are fully trained in bereavement and all face to face sessions are at The Prince of Wales Hospice. What  we offer:

Bereavement listeners

Our trained listeners are volunteers who provide 6 sessions, on the telephone.
 

Bereavement trainee counsellors

They provide 12 sessions. This is either by phone, online or face to face.


Groups

We do have groups every so often so please refer to the website for updates.


How to refer to the  Hospice Bereavement  Support

Email: pwh.bereavement@nhs.net

Phone: 01977 781484

 

Additional bereavement support

Local mental health support line- 08001830558

Samaritans- 116 123

 

Emergency

Please note this is not an emergency support service and if you feel you are at risk at any point to yourself or others, please do ring 999 or go to A&E.

Wakefield District Bereavement Support Service

The Prince of Wales Hospice provides the Wakefield District Bereavement Support Service for the area.

This service is available to:

  • anyone over 18;

  • have been bereaved longer than four months; and

  • registered to a GP in the Wakefield area. 

We start with a space to do an assessment which helps explore your needs, wants and support, which sometimes includes external support. What we offer:


Bereavement listeners

Our listeners provide a space to listen and support you through your grief. This can be face to face, telephone or online and is over 6 sessions.


Bereavement trainee counsellors

They provide a space and therapeutic support over a period of 6 sessions, this can be face to face, telephone or online.


Bereavement counsellor

Our counsellor offers counselling for complicated or traumatic grief such as murder, multiple complex grief and child grief to name a few. It is over a period of 12 sessions, this can be face to face, telephone or online.


Groups

We do have groups every so often so please refer to the website for updates.
 

How to refer to the Wakefield District Bereavement Support Service

Please, fill in the following form: Wakefield District Bereavement Service referral form

Once we have received the fully completed form we will make contact with you.

You can also refer by telephone or email. Our details are:

Phone: 01977 781452

Email: bereavement.pwh@nhs.net
 
Please note unless stated otherwise by phone or email we will assume you give us consent to leave phone and/or email messages.

                                                                                             
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