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How the Online Bereavement Counselling Service works

Due to a significant increase in demand, we have had to take the difficult decision to temporarily pause new registrations into our online bereavement counselling service.

Help paying your energy bills after a bereavement

If you’re struggling to pay your bills, you are not alone. We know this is a common problem for people who have been bereaved and you deserve support.

Supporting the LGBTQ+ community through grief and bereavement

During grief, there are certain challenges that someone who identifies as LGBTQ+ may face when trying to come to terms with their bereavement.

The support bereaved people say is most helpful

There are lots of ways you can support a bereaved person. These are things people have told us they found most helpful after their loved one died.

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Bianca Neumann - Assistant Director of Bereavement

Bianca is a healthcare professional and experienced psychologist and hypnotherapist, with a demonstrated history of working in palliative care as well as hospice, hospital and healthcare industry.

Tell us about our healthcare and bereavement services

Tell us what you think and help to shape the future of our healthcare and online support services.

Grief in the workplace: Practical advice from a bereavement counsellor

Online Bereavement Counselling Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about our Online Bereavement Counselling Service.

Meet our Online Bereavement Counsellors, Ksenia and Kim

Sue Ryder Online Bereavement Counsellors Ksenia and Kim share how they support clients navigating life after a bereavement, and explain why it's so crucial that Sue Ryder have put grief at the forefront of their work.

Support for young people dealing with grief and bereavement

We have collated a range of resources - including videos, podcast, helplines and social media accounts - specifically to help young people dealing with grief.

Bereaved people claim lockdown deaths became ‘just a statistic’

We are marking six months since the first recorded death from coronavirus in the UK by calling on government to permit ‘bereavement support bubbles’.

Sue Ryder calls for statutory paid bereavement leave

Sue Ryder is calling on the Government to introduce two weeks statutory paid bereavement leave for all UK employees for the loss of close relative or partner after research shows workplace grief costs the UK economy £23 billion per year.*

Manifesto for bereavement support, palliative and end-of-life care

What we want to see for dying and grieving people from the next Government.

New report on inequity in palliative and end-of-life care and bereavement support

Sue Ryder and the University of Birmingham have released a new report, “Inequity in palliative and end-of-life care and bereavement support: An umbrella review”. This report looks at the needs and experiences of disadvantaged population groups and highlights evidence gaps to guide future research.

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Palliative and bereavement charities urge party leaders to do more to support people affected by death, dying and grief

This week (6th-12th May) is Dying Matters Awareness Week, a time to encourage everyone to talk about death, dying and grief.

Watch: Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP and Lottie Tomlinson talk about our new bereavement research

Watch Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP and Lottie Tomlinson talk about the key findings and recommendations from our new research into bereavement support across the UK.

Sue Ryder gains support from cross-party MPs and organisations to call on Government to bolster bereavement support in the workplace

Answers to common questions about grief

When someone dies, the people close to them can feel a whole range of emotions. Here are some of the questions we frequently hear about grief and bereavement.

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Sue Ryder braces for unprecedented demand for services this January

Sue Ryder is preparing for an unprecedented surge in demand for its online bereavement support services this January, as it encourages others to be Grief Kind for the year ahead.

Losing a grandparent

The death of a grandparent can affect multiple generations within a family, even though this type of bereavement can be seen as a normal part of our lives and getting older.