Bereavement Services
Please accept our sincere condolences if you are visiting this section following the loss of a relative or friend.
Immediate support will be provided by ward staff. Please contact the relevant ward for assistance. However, if you are having problems resolving any issues following a death please contact:
Josephine Charlton, MEO bereavement lead, 0191 445 2647 (direct line)
Email: ghnt.bereavementcare@nhs.net
The hospital has carefully put together a booklet entitled ‘Help for Bereaved Families and Friends’ to support you further at this time.
Download our Bereavement Booklet
Religious and spiritual support can be provided by the hospital chaplains. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital also works in partnership with Coping with Cancer to offer a local bereavement drop in service.
Useful links
Department of Work and Pensions
Gateshead Council – Registering a Death
Local Support Groups
Age UK Gateshead
0191 477 3559
The Samaritans
0191 232 7272
Beginning Experience
0191 422 0742
CRUSE Bereavement Care (Newcastle and Gateshead Branch)
0191 276 5533
Citizens Advice Bureau
0344 245 1288
Compassionate Friends (Tyne & Wear)
0191 267 4569
National Support Groups
CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young)
London Friend (formerly Lesbian and Gay Bereavement Project)
SAMM (Support after Murder and Manslaughter)
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide