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Useful resources and information for patients, families and healthcare professionals.

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Hospice Care: Your Questions Answered

We answer a range of common questions about caring for local people and their families.

Learn about Hospice Care

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What to do When Someone Dies

A FREE booklet to help support you through the bereavement process.

Download the What to do When Someone Dies booklet

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Planning for the Future

An easy way to record information and store it in one place, giving you peace of mind.

Download the Planning for the Future booklet

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Struggling with bereavement?

The death of a loved one, especially if it’s been sudden or unexpected, is hard to cope with.

Find out more about our bereavement support

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Counselling for Children and Young People

Children and young people who have been bereaved may find themselves struggling with a powerful range of emotions. Treetops are here to help.

Find out more about our counselling services for children

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Counselling and Emotional Support Service for people dealing with life limiting illness

Being faced with the diagnosis of a life limiting illness – whether it is yourself or someone close to you – can turn your world upside down. Things you normally take for granted are no longer certain - from everyday routines to future hopes and dreams.

Find out more about our counselling services for adults

We're here for you Leaflet

Download our leaflet that gives you an overview of the care we provide

Download our We're here for you leaflet

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Guidance and advice on viewing a body with a child

Download advice on viewing a body with a child

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Coping with grief on Mother's Day

Mother’s Day can be a difficult time for those who have lost their mother figure, or for mothers who have lost a child. We are sharing advice and guidance on how you can cope at this time of year.

Read our advice on coping with grief on Mother's Day

Supporting a child bereaved by suicide

A free resource providing guidance on supporting a child bereaved by suicide

Download the free booklet

Telling a child a friend has died

Advice on telling a child a friend has died

Download the free resource on telling a child a friend has died

Talking about and understanding death

A free resource offering advice on talking about and understanding death

Download the talking about and understanding death guidance

Supporting a child bereaved by murder

Advice and guidance to help support a child bereaved by murder

Someone significant has died: handling grief as a young person

Providing advice and guidance on how to handle grief as a young person when someone significant has died

Download the free resource for handling grief as a young person

Funerals and cremations

A free resource providing advice and guidance on funerals and cremations

Learn more about funerals and cremations

Building Resilience

Free guidance and advice on building resilience

Learn more about Building Resilience

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Coping with grief at Christmas

We are sharing advice and guidance on how you and your loved ones can cope with the loss of someone special this Christmas period.

Read our advice on coping with grief at Christmas

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Training and Development

Information and training for healthcare, education and social care professionals

Find out more about our training courses

Dying Matters

Resources and information to help you start conversations about death, dying, and bereavement with your loved ones.

Find out more about Dying Matters Week

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Hospice UK Posters

Since 2022 our Clinical Teams have presented posters showcasing our innovation and expertise, at the Hospice UK Conference. You can view and download them below.

Download our Hospice UK Posters

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Supporting a child when a loved one has died: Booklet

Request your free booklet with information and advice on how to support a child when someone they love has died.

Supporting a child and their adult when someone they love has died booklet

Patient Stories –Mark’s Story:

“Mum was really supportive of everything we did in life. She was always very proud of everything we achieved; but also drove us in setting the standards of what life should be.” Mark’s mum, Susan, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. After surgery and chemotherapy, she was given the all-clear. “When her hair grew […]

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Patient Stories –Charlotte’s Story:

Charlotte explains how our Hospice at Home nurses helped to care for her husband, Glen. In 2021, Glen was diagnosed with an extremely rare cancer, an embryonal sarcoma, on his liver. The cancer had not been seen in an adult for over 15 years. “I found out I was pregnant with our daughter, Aurora, in […]