Bereavement information
To help guide you during the early days of bereavement, our team has produced a helpful information booklet (linked below). It provides practical advice and support on what to do after the death of a relative or friend, particularly when the death occurs in hospital.
If you have any questions or need further support, please don’t hesitate to contact us — we are here to help.
Contacting the bereavement service
There are bereavement services offices at our three main hospital sites.
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Bereavement services are on the ground floor of the Windsor building, on the right hand side of the corridor after Windsor Reception. Families are seen by appointment only.
- Phone:
- 0116 258 5196
- Phone:
- 0116 258 5194
- Opening times:
- 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
Glenfield Hospital
Please report to Main Reception. Families are seen by appointment only.
- Phone:
- 0116 258 3401
- Phone:
- 0116 258 3417
- Opening times:
- 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
Leicester General Hospital
Please report to Main Reception. Families are seen by appointment only.
- Phone:
- 0116 258 4235
- Phone:
- 0116 258 4236
- Opening times:
- 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
Bereavement support service
The Trust also provides a bereavement support service, which is available from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
If you have suffered a bereavement within one of our three hospitals we are here to:
- Provide further information or support
- Offer the opportunity to talk through what matters to you regarding your bereavement
- Arrange for you to meet with a member of the medical or nursing team who cared for your loved one, if you have questions you would like to raise and discuss
If we are unable to help, we will signpost you to someone who can. For example, although we do not provide a counselling service, we can assist you in finding someone who can help.
Family members and carers may contact us at any time. Family members are also offered the opportunity to receive a follow up telephone call or letter six to eight weeks after their bereavement.
If further information or contact is required in another language or format, this can be arranged.
Phone: 01162587742 or 07811024807.
Email: [email protected]