Bereavement

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Bereavement

Please accept our sincere condolences if you are visiting this site following the loss of a relative or friend.

Our bereavement service offers a trust wide, individualised, culturally sensitive service. We provide comprehensive information, guidance and support for bereaved relatives and friends following the death of a loved one at Barts Health.

What do I do now?

Please call the relevant bereavement office on the next working day following your loved one's death and the team will advise you of the next steps.

If there is no response, please leave a voicemail. The team will get back to you as quickly as possible. Please do not come into the hospital

Newham University Hospital

Tel: 020 7363 8056 or 020 7363 8055 (9am-4pm Monday-Friday) 

St Bartholomew’s Hospital

Tel: 020 3465 5889 or 020 3465 6892 (9am-4pm, Monday-Friday)

The Royal London Hospital

Tel: 020 3594 1050 or 020 3594 2030 

(10am-4pm, Monday-Friday)

If we're unable to take your call, please leave a message on the answering machine and we will call you back as soon as possible.

Whipps Cross Hospital

Tel: 020 8535 6628 (10am-4pm, Monday-Friday)

If we're unable to take your call, please leave a message on the answering machine and we will call you back as soon as possible.

What to do when someone close to you dies

 Our leaflet  provides details of the next steps, including:
  • death registration
  • coroner referrals
  • emergency burial details
  • where to find local and national bereavement support.

Barts Health and St Joseph’s Hospice Annual Service of Remembrance

Held annually at St Paul's Cathedral on the last Sunday in October, family and friends of all faiths and beliefs are welcome to attend - no ticket is required. 

This year’s service will be held on 27 October 2024, please note the change in time to 5:30pm. 

You can also watch  2020’s virtual service on YouTube.

Rosebud (maternity bereavement support and clinic)

Maternity Bereavement Services
Our Rosebud bereavement suites enable parents to have time with their baby throughout their stay. They provide a private and quiet space but located within the delivery suite to enable ongoing care from midwifery staff and  with the facilities of double bed, bathroom and kitchenette. During your stay in our Rosebud Suites, midwives will encourage you to spend time as a family, with the opportunity to have baby by the bedside in one of our cots according to your wish.

If you wish, our  midwives can offer help and support with creating memories such as taking hand and footprints, photographs, memory boxes and teddy bears.

An annual Service of Remembrance is held each year by our Trust- for further details please contact our Chaplaincy Team by calling 02035942070. A Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW)  takes place between 9 –15 October each year and offers a wonderful opportunity to bring people who have been affected by baby loss together as a community, so that they know that they are not alone. For further details please contact our Bereavement Midwives, Sibilla Grasso and Rhiannan Bartlett can be contacted on 07944106645/ 02085356835, Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm.

Further information and support: