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For deaths that occur at Broadgreen Hospital you will need to contact the General Office. The office is located in the older hospital building just off the surgical corridor.

When visiting, please park in the multi-storey car park at the main entrance of the hospital grounds.

Bereavement Office at Broadgreen

The Bereavement Services produces an information booklet which is designed to be of practical help to the recently bereaved. It includes information on registering a death, arranging a funeral and about people and organisations who can help you at this difficult time.

The bereavement team provide help and emotional support for bereaved people in the following areas:

  • Arranging completion of all documentation, including medical certificates
  • Arranging cremation papers and collecting fees on behalf of medical staff
  • Advice and information regarding funeral arrangements
  • Emotional support to family, friends and extended relatives
  • Liaising with hospital medical staff and mortuary
  • Liaising with the Coroners staff, police, social workers and General Practitioners
  • Providing advice regarding help from the Social Fund
  • Explaining probate and legalities following death
  • Tracing next of kin where no next of kin is recorded in the medical records
  • Arranging a funeral where no next of kin has been found
  • Seeking consent for hospital post mortem, tissue donation or other projects at the request of medical staff
  • Providing training and information on bereavement related issues to other staff members.
  • Bereavement support is available from the time of death up until the next of kin decide they no longer require that support.

Easy Read Information

Bereavement is when someone who is close to you has died.

This page gives you information about:

  • How we can help if someone has died at Broadgreen Hospital
  • The staff who can help you
  • How to contact us

About Us

The Bereavement Services produces an information booklet which is designed to be of practical help to the recently bereaved. It includes information on registering a death, arranging a funeral and about people and organisations who can help you at this difficult time.

The bereavement team provide help and emotional support for bereaved people in the following areas:

  • Arranging completion of all documentation, including medical certificates
  • Arranging cremation papers and collecting fees on behalf of medical staff
  • Advice and information regarding funeral arrangements
  • Emotional support to family, friends and extended relatives
  • Liaising with hospital medical staff and mortuary
  • Liaising with the Coroners staff, police, social workers and General Practitioners
  • Providing advice regarding help from the Social Fund
  • Explaining probate and legalities following death
  • Tracing next of kin where no next of kin is recorded in the medical records
  • Arranging a funeral where no next of kin has been found
  • Seeking consent for hospital post mortem, tissue donation or other projects at the request of medical staff
  • Providing training and information on bereavement related issues to other staff members.
  • Bereavement support is available from the time of death up until the next of kin decide they no longer require that support.

Contact Us

The office is open 5 days a week and closed on weekends and banks holidays.

Our opening hours are: Mon to Fri: 9:00am - 4:30pm

Telephone: 0151 282 6266

Fax: 0151 282 6798

Email bereavement services here

General Office
Broadgreen Hospital
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3LB

The Team

The Bereavement Services Team consists of a small group of staff who have chosen to dedicate their careers to the provision of high quality care for the deceased and the bereaved.

In 2009 the Bereavement Services Team received the Trust's, Team of the Year Quality Award for the continuous provision of a high quality service.

We are here to help you in whatever way we can, so please feel free to get in touch with us.

Mortuary & Bereavement Team

  • Jane Perry – Lead/Senior Anatomical Pathology Technician
  • Natalie Smith - Anatomical Pathology Technician
  • Gary Hunter - Anatomical Pathology Technician
  • Tobias Orbine - Anatomical Pathology Technician
  • David Lindale – Bereavement Officer
  • Colin Alexander - Bereavement Officer
  • Kimberley Hulse - Mortuary & Bereavement Assistant
  • Kirsty Brown - Mortuary & Bereavement Assistant
  • Chloe Rimmer - Mortuary & Bereavement Assistant