Family Support and Bereavement Support Services
Welcome to our Family Support & Bereavement Service
A death can often bring mixed thoughts and feelings, which is natural. If you are struggling or would like a space to talk through your feelings and thoughts, HospiceCare provides a range of services to support you. We offer an initial assessment with our counsellor to explore your needs and how our services in or out of the hospice, can support you.
Our Listening and Counselling Services
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Our listeners are volunteers who are fully trained in bereavement and provide a safe confidential space to listen and support you with your grief.
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Our counsellor is to support referrals that need more support such as trauma, and complex grief.
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Both offer: 6 sessions, for 50 minutes, at both Alnwick and Berwick locations.
Our Bereavement Drop-in Cafés at Alnwick and Berwick
The aim is to give people a place to meet and connect with others who have had similar experiences of death. The event is a safe place to speak openly to others about shared experiences while enjoying a cuppa in a relaxed and informal environment. You don't need to make an appointment - just drop in!
​ALNWICK: Greensfield House, Unit 3 Greensfield Industrial Estate, Willowburn Avenue, NE66 2DG
Drop-in Cafe is held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month 10am-11.30am
BERWICK: Hazel House, Violet Terrace, TD15 1LU.
Drop-in Cafe is held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month 10.00am -11.30am​
Our Pre-Bereavement Service
For anyone who experiences feelings of grief before a person dies. This can be seen commonly with dementia, cancer or other illnesses. Our services provide a supportive, trained professional to be able to give a space to explore feelings, thoughts and wants with the family or person who is to die or both.
All services within Bereavement and Family Support at HospiceCare
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Our support is delivered free of charge
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This free and confidential service is available to adults 18 years and over registered with a GP in our catchment area (Morpeth to Berwick area) and with any type of bereavement.
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It doesn’t matter if you have not had any previous contact with the Hospice, everyone is welcome to attend whether the bereavement is recent or a while ago.
Please note, that we do not provide medical advice, family therapy, or social work services. Referral: You can self-refer or by a professional, or have any questions please call our team on T. 01665 606515 or T. 01289 309997 or email on; bereavement@hospicecare-nn.org.uk
Clinical Catchment Area
Feedback from our Bereavement Drop-in Cafés
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Friendly atmosphere and welcome on arrival. Offer of tea or coffee isn’t to be missed!
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Good platform for conservation
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Opportunity to exchange ideas
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New people and regulars are carefully observed and monitored by experienced staff who understand the traumas of grief
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Platonic friends often develop which helps overcome loneliness
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Finally, the grief café is an excellent place to visit.
