Bereavement

In the unfortunate event that a person has passed away, there are a few things that must be done in the first few days;

  • Notify your Surgery of the death
  • Medical certificate would then need to be issued by either by your GP, hospital doctor or coroner
  • Register the death ideally within five days. You will then receive the necessary documents for the funeral.
  • Make the necessary funeral arrangements.

Register the death

If the death has been reported to the coroner, the coroner must give permission before registering the death.

You can register the death if you are a relative, a witness to the death, a hospital administrator or the person making the arrangements with the funeral directors.

You can use the gov.uk website that will guide you through the process.

Arrange the funeral

The funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered. Most people use a funeral director, though you can arrange a funeral yourself.

Funeral costs

Funeral costs can include:

– Funeral director fees
– Things the funeral director pays for on your behalf (called ‘disbursements’ or ‘third-party costs’), for example, crematorium or cemetery fees, or a newspaper announcement about the death
– Local authority burial or cremation fees

-Funeral directors may list all these costs in their quotes.

  • Treetops Hospice Care

    Treetops Hospice Care provides nursing care and emotional support for adults and their families in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

    Phone
    01159 491 264

    Website
    www.treetopshospice.org.uk

    Email
    info@treetopshospice.org.uk

  • Way Widowed & Young

    WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died. It’s a peer-to-peer support group operating with a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.

    Website
    www.widowedandyoung.org.uk

  • Derby Sands

    Supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies’ lives.

    Website
    Derby Sands

  • Winston’s Wish

    Winston’s Wish supports bereaved children, young people, their families, and the professionals who support them.

    Website
    www.winstonswish.org

  • Cruse Bereavement Care

    Offering support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.

    Phone
    01332 332 098

    Wesbite
    www.cruse.org.uk

    Email
    Derby@cruse.org.uk