bereavement support
Experiencing someone close to you dying from sepsis can be an incredibly painful experience, but you don’t have to face it alone. We support anyone who has experienced a sepsis bereavement, no matter how much time has passed.
Support available to you
Our Support Nurses understand how quickly sepsis can take a life and the devastation it can leave behind. We are here to help you understand what happened to your loved one, answer any questions you may have, and provide emotional support.
Call our Nurse-led helpline: 0808 800 0029
Usual working hours 9am – 4pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays)
Or click here to schedule a callback
Request email support by completing this form.
We aim to reply within 48 hours
We have dedicated Facebook groups moderated by our Support Nurses. Click here to join our bereavement group.
Guidance for navigating grief
We invite you to access our guidance for navigating grief, created by our Support Nurses and UKST supporters who have experienced loss themselves. This resource has been designed to help guide those navigating grief following the loss of a loved one to sepsis.
Online Support & Connect Groups
You may find it helpful to attend our online Sepsis Bereavement Support & Connect groups.
These sessions operate on a peer-support model, where you can share your loss with others who can relate to how you’re feeling in a safe and confidential space.
These online meetings are facilitated by our Support Nurses.
Join our Facebook Bereavement Support & Connect group
We have a dedicated Support & Connect group for those experiencing sepsis-related bereavement. Moderated by our Support Nurses, this is a space for you to share your experience with others who understand what you’re going through.
Legal advice
If someone close to you has become critically ill due to sepsis, you may feel like you haven’t received enough information.
Because sepsis can strike so quickly, people often don’t fully understand what has happened. You can feel shocked and stunned and find it difficult to retain information.
If this is how you feel, we can help explain things and if necessary signpost you for specialist specialist legal advice.
Further bereavement support
There are several specialist bereavement charities that can offer support to adults and children who have lost someone close to them.
THE GOOD GRIEF TRUST
Run by the bereaved, for the bereaved, the Good Grief Trust exists to help all those affected by grief in the UK. They aim to acknowledge grief and provide reassurance and ongoing support.
AT A LOSS
Help to ensure that every bereaved person in the UK can find appropriate bereavement support when they need it.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse provide free and confidential advice, information and support for anyone who has been bereaved, by telephone, email or face-to-face. They also offer support to bereaved young people.
Phone: 0808 808 1677
Child Bereavement UK
CBUK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. The charity upports children and young people when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dyng.
Phone: 0800 02 888 40
2wish
Their mission is to support all those affected by the sudden and traumatic death of a child or young adult aged 25 or under to receive the bereavement support they deserve.
We have also provided details for more practical information after someone dies.
GOV.UK
Information on what to do after a death – how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
PALS
The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) offers confidential advice, support and information on health-related matters.
Coroners Court Support
Emotional support and practical help to bereaved families, witnesses and others attending an Inquest at a Coroner’s Court.
Phone: 0300 111 2141
COMING SOON…
UKST will be launching an 8-week online Edu-Therapy Grief Resolution rolling programme in autumn 2024. A modern, innovative alternative to traditional talking therapy, this is a structured psycho-educational course teaching the skills to mobilise pain caused by unresolved grief and loss. For further information or to express your interest, please complete this online form.