Services in Barnet

The Admiral Nurses at Dementia UK provide information, advice and support with any aspect of dementia.

The specialist dementia nurses offer free and confidential support via the Helpline for you when you need help.

Age UK provide information and support on financial, legal, health and wellbeing for older people. They support via their advice line, befriending service and day centres.

The Alzheimer's Society dementia advisors can help people living with dementia and their carers. They can provide practical help and emotional support via the telephone support or the online community connecting those in similar situations.

Asthma + Lung UK provides help for those living with lung conditions.

There is support available using the telephone helpline or the email address above.

Bereavement support for all ages including children.

Bereavement Support available with a bereavement counsellor online: https://www.ataloss.org/live-chat

Bereavement Advice Centre provides practical help when you need it most. They support and advise people on what they need to do after a death.

The support group is a way to learn more about living with a lung condition and share your experiences and stories with others.

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy signposts people to appropriate counselling services across the UK. Please search for a qualified counsellor on the ‘How to find a therapist’ page. 

The British Heart Foundation provides information on heart and circulatory diseases.

Patients and carers can get support through the online support groups and communities, advice and guidance about heart and circulatory conditions and managing risk factors.

The British Lymphology Society provides a directory of Lymphoedema treatment services.

Use the website address above to find your local services.

Provides support for all those living with and affected by cancer, with an emphasis on Black people and people of colour. 

Carers Trust works to transform the lives of unpaid carers through its network of local carer organisations. Carers can access to support, advice and resources to help them manage their role as carers.

Carers UK offers information and support to carers across the UK. There is an online forum and local support groups for carers. 

The Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) is the hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families across the UK. Support is provided by the network members.

Offer a telephone support service for bereaved young people up to age 25, their families/ carers or individuals or families who have lost a child. 

The support team is available to respond to calls, Live Chat or email from 9.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.

Child Death Helpline is operated by a dedicated team of volunteers who are all bereaved parents. The helpline provides support to a parent who has lost a child of any age, under any circumstances, and however recently or long ago, we’re here to help. They also offer support to grandparents, siblings and the extended family, as well as professionals who have been impacted by the death of a child.

Compassionate Neighbours can support by:

• Visiting weekly for a cup of tea and a chat, offering friendship and a listening ear
• Helping you do the things you like doing
• Helping you stay connected to your friends and the community

CRUSE Bereavement care helps people through bereavement with support, information and campaigning.

There is a legal requirement that a death be registered within five working days. It is important to let the Register Office know if the funeral is to be held within 24 hours. The person registering the death must be able to provide some basic details of the person who has died. Please take the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death to the Register Office. It is also helpful to take the person’s birth and marriage certificates, passport or NHS Medical Card, although they are not essential.

Use the web link above to find your local register office by entering your postcode.

There are 2 types of lasting power of attorney

• One covering property and finances

• Another for health and care decisions

Grief Encounter is a national charity offering a free helpline and online support for children and young people wishing to access bereavement support.

They also offers counselling support in classrooms, online or at their premises in North London. A referral form is available on their website.

Hospice UK can help find a hospice, provide infromation and support about end of life care and guidance to plan ahead.

The network is committed to providing information on available resources related to the field of children’s palliative care. 

Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service has counsellors that understand the specific issues raised by bereavement within a Jewish context. This service is sensitive, aware and knowledgeable about social, cultural and religious needs.

The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families.

LymphConnect is an online platform developed to help manage lymphoedema or lipoedema, understand more about the condition, share experiences and get support and advice.

Macmillan provide cancer information, support and help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.

Visit the website to get help with paying bills, advice on benefits or treatment, or to just chat.

Maggie's has a network of centres in many locations throughout the UK. It provides free information about cancer, financial benefts and offers emotional and social support to people with cancer, as well as their family, and friends.

Marie Curie provide support for patients and carers through terminal illness.

Find information and support through the telephone helpline and online chat via their website.

Other services include Marie Curie nurses, Hospice care, helper and companion services.

Mencap provides support and advice for individuals and families. 

Provides information, advice and support to anyone with a mental health problem through its helpline and website. 

The Muslim Bereavement Support Service supports Muslim women who are facing bereavement and/or are bereaved. They will speak with Muslim men and signpost them to appropriate bereavement support. 

The North Central London Palliative Advice Team is a telephone service providing palliative care patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals (in NCL ICS boroughs) with out of hours advice and support.

The telephone service is available 8.00pm to 8.00am, seven days a week.

The North London Hospice is a registered charity that runs an 15-bed inpatient unit providing 24-hour care for patients in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.

The team works extensively within the wider community to improve people's quality of life by providing support in patients' homes and offering outpatient services.

A safe space for anybody who identifes as LGBTIQ+ and has had an experience with any kind of cancer at any stage. Also produces resources about LGBT cancer experiences. 

Pumping Marvellous offers support to help people live well with heart failure, to recognise the early symptoms and self-interventions through their community hub.

Samaritans provides a 24 hour, 7 days a week advice line.

Stillbirth and neonatal death (Sands) is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. They ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it. 

Sands provides bereavement support services both nationally through its Freephone helpline, mobile app, online community and resources, and locally through a UK-wide network of around 100 regional support groups. 

The Foundation is a worldwide organisation, American based, whose purpose is to promote awareness, fund research and serve those affected by sudden unexplained death of children.

Online expert information provides ways to deal with the practical and emotional issues after someone has died.

The online Bereavement Community is a place to share experiences, get things off your chest and chat to people who understand.

Grief Guide is a safe space, free from other distractions where you can find self-help tools and information to help you cope with grief.

Talk to a qualified counsellor by video, up to 6 online sessions, at times that suit you speak from the comfort of your own home.

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide are a national charity providing dedicated support to adults who have been bereaved by suicide. The volunteers come from all walks of life but nearly all have been touched by suicide themselves, this experience enables them to connect with others.

A UK-wide charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer. There is a support network for young people with cancer, their friends and families. 

The Association for Paediatric Palliative Medicine represents all doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working in the area of Paediatric Palliative Medicine in hospital, hospice and community settings. It seeks to support practice and training for all doctors and other health professionals working in this area of medicine. 

The Bereavement Journey runs an online course three times per year for anyone in the UK who isn’t able to access an in-person course near to where they live, or who would prefer an online course.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause.

Get support using the telephone helpline or online support groups.

The Good Grief Trust helps all those affected by grief in the UK and brings bereavement services together, to ensure that everyone receives the tailored support they need to move forward with their lives.

The trust is run by the bereaved, for the bereaved and aim to normalise grief and raise awareness of the impact of grief on a national platform. 

Together for Short Lives have a helpline and family support hub to provide help and advice for those caring for a child with a serious illness.

Widowed and young (WAY) is a UK charity that offers a peer-to-peer support network for anyone who's lost a partner before their 51st birthday – married or not, with or without children, inclusive of sexual orientation, gender, race and religion.

Winston's Wish is a national charity offering a free helpline and online support for children and young people wishing to access bereavement support.

They also provide resources and further training for schools and healthcare professions.

Young lives vs Cancer support young people under 25 with cancer, and their families, to get the help they need during their cancer treatment and beyond, including bereaved families living with emotional distress. 

Young Minds is a national charity which supports both young people, their parents and loved ones through loss.