Useful Links
Websites with General Information
Local Hospices
Useful Information Leaflets
Financial & Legal Advice
Support for Carers
Counselling/Bereavement Support
Children & Bereavement
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National Council for Palliative Care: www.ncpc.org.uk/
- Dying Matters: www.dyingmatters.org.uk
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National End of Life Care Programme: http://www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk/
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Macmillan Cancer Support: www.macmillan.org.uk/
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Marie Curie Cancer Care: www.mariecurie.org.uk/
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Motor Neurone Disease Association: www.mndassociation.org/
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British Heart Foundation: www.bhf.org.uk
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British Lung Foundation:www.lunguk.org
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Age UK: www.ageuk.org.uk
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St John’s Hospice, St John’s Wood: www.stjohnshospice.org.uk (Tel) 0207 806 4040
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Marie Curie Hospice Hampstead: www.hospicenorthlondon.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Tel) 0207 853 3400
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St Joseph’s Hospice, Hackney: www.stjh.org.uk/ (Tel) 0208 525 6000
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North London Hospice, North Finchley: www.northlondonhospice.org.uk/(Tel) 0208 343 8841
- Coping with dying
- The Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway – care in the last days of life (opens pdf)
- What to do after someone has died (opens pdf)
- Camden Citizens Advice Bureau:
www.camdencabservice.org.uk/ (Tel) 08451 202965 - Islington Citizens Advice Bureau: www.cabislington.org.uk (Tel) 0844 856 3537
- Online benefits advice: campaigns.direct.gov.uk/benefitsadviser/
- Macmillan Benefits Helpline: (Tel) 0808 801 0304
Law Centres:
- Camden: www.cclc.org.uk (Tel) 020 7284 6510
- Islington: www.islingtonlaw.org.uk/ (Tel) 0207 607 2461
- Mary Ward Legal Centre: www.marywardlegal.org.uk
(Tel) 020 7831 7079
- Carers UK: www.carersuk.org (Tel) 0808 808 7777
- Camden Carers Centre: www.camdencarers.org.uk/ (Tel) 0207 428 8950
- Islington Carers Centre: www.islingtoncarerscentre.org/ (Tel) 0207 263 9080
Counselling/Bereavement Support
- Cruse Bereavement Care: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
- National Day by Day Helpline (Tel) 0844 477 9400
- North London branch (Tel) 020 8340 1716
- Young people’s helpline (Tel) 0808 808 1677 www.rd4u.org.uk
- Camden, City, Islington & Westminster Bereavement Service: (Tel) 020 7284 0090
- CARIS Islington (Islington Churches Bereavement Service): www.carisislington.org (Tel) 020 7281 5200
- Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service: www.jvisit.org.uk/jbcs (Tel) 020 8457 9710
- Lesbian and Gay Bereavement Project Helpline (Tel) 020 7403 5969
- Childhood Bereavement Network: www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk (Tel) 020 7843 6309
- Winston’s Wish: www.winstonswish.org.uk (Tel) 08452 03 04 05
- Grief Encounter: www.griefencounter.org.uk (Tel) 020 8446 7452
Independent Funeral Advice
- Natural Death Centre: www.naturaldeath.org.uk (Tel) 0871 288 2098
