45
People
Number of people in A&E department
1:12
Hours
Average wait to be seen by a clinician
1:38
Hours
Average time in the department
Contact details
Select Option 1 0118 322 8066
Email: rbft.bereavementoffice@nhs.net
Address
Level 1, South Block
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Craven Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5AN
Related locations
Patient information leaflets
Bereavement Office
The Bereavement Office is here to support you when a loved one has died at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
On behalf of the Trust, we would like to extend our sincere condolences. The Bereavement Team are here to support you through the next steps of the process. Please contact the Bereavement Team the first working day following the death of your loved one.
The Bereavement Team will ensure that the practical arrangements are complete in a timely, professional, and caring manner. They can also provide advice on the following:
- Any additional paperwork required
- Viewings (by appointment only and after completion of relevant paperwork)
- Collection of property and valuables (by appointment only)
- How to register the death
- Making funeral arrangements
- The Medical Examiner Service
- Tissue donation
- The Coroners’ Service
Our bereavement support booklet will provide additional information and guidance to help following your bereavement.
All deaths that take place within the Trust will be reviewed by a Medical Examiner (ME), an independent senior Doctor. This must take place before the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) can be issued by the treating Doctor and the death registered. This process can take between 1 – 3 working days.
Alongside the Medical Examiner Service, your family, friends or general practitioner (GP), you may feel that you need some extra support. You may wish to contact other services and organisations for ongoing help and support following your bereavement.