{"id":298,"date":"2022-05-12T10:40:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/bereavementservice\/about\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T10:51:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:51:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/bereavementservice\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bereavement Service supports patients, relatives and staff during bereavement by providing a single point of contact and liaison for death and bereavement-related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bereavement Service complements the care and support routinely offered to bereaved relatives by hospital and community staff by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Providing advice and information on practical issues following bereavement, e.g. registering&nbsp;a death, arranging a funeral, etc.<\/li><li>Providing booklets and other information resources.<\/li><li>Developing bereavement information on the NHS Lothian public website and staff intranet.<\/li><li>Signposting to sources of further advice and support in the community.<\/li><li>Developing policies, procedures and guidelines for bereavement care.<\/li><li>Supporting and advising staff in relation to bereavement care.<\/li><li>Providing education within clinical areas and contributing to wider training programmes.<\/li><li>Liaising with external agencies (such as registrars, funeral directors and the procurator fiscal) to ensure good communication and effective working relationships.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not provide bereavement counselling but can give details of services that do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>0131 242\u00a06995 (ext 26995)<br>0131 242 1996 (ext 21996)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Email<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:bereavement.service@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\">bereavement.service@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bereavement Service<br><\/strong>c\/o Spiritual Care &amp; Palliative Care Offices<br>Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh<br>51 Little France Crescent<br>Old Dalkeith Road<br>Edinburgh<br>EH16 4SA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The Bereavement Service supports patients, relatives and staff during bereavement by providing a single point of contact and liaison for death and bereavement-related issues. 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