Bereavement

• Age Concern
• BBCi
• Carers in Tameside
• Help the Aged
• Manchester Area Bereavement Forum
• Pension Service
• Silver Surfers
• When someone dies

Age Concern

Age Concern UK is a great resource and has produced a some factsheets. The End of life series give detailed information about about:

• Dealing with someone's estate
• Making your will
• Planning for a funeral
• Advance statements, directives and living wills

It also holds information about funeral plans and will writing.

BBCi

The BBC has a large coverage on bereavement. Some of the topics covered include:

• Coping with bereavement - a look at the grieving process
• Funerals, memorials and practicalities - the practical issues outlined
• Links and organisations - places for emotional and practical support
• Terminal illness - can you ever prepare for the inevitable?

Carers in Tameside

The Carers in Tameside website has information on bereavement. where you can read about:

• What to do when someone dies
• What to do with medication and equipment no longer used
• Emotional Aspects - bereavement and grief
• Support for your emotions

You can also find out about Local Government advice, what the Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) has to offer and links to some useful organisations.

Help the Aged

A charitable organisation to help older people. Help the Aged website has introduced four funeral plans with inflation-proof guarantees.

Manchester Area Bereavement Forum

Manchester Area Bereavement Forum (MABF) is a bereavement support and training organisation set up by volunteers in 1993 to offer support to people experiencing loss and those caring agencies involved in bereavement work within a variety of professional and non-professional settings.

Pension Service

The Pension Service website has details about Bereavement benefits which were introduced for men and women from 9 April 2001. This system will not affect women who were already getting benefits under the previous widows benefit scheme as long as they continue to qualify under the rules.

Silver Surfers

Silver Surfers Website has information on:

• Child bereavement counselling service
• Dignity funerals
• Funerals UK
• Gates of remembrance
• Religion and churches
• The natural death centre
• UK funerals online
• Woodland burial

When someone dies

There are some important practical things to do when someone dies. This website has a great deal of information around what to do when someone dies.

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