Registered
- Charity no. 110845
- Date registered. 23/09/2025
Public benefits
The bereavement rooms and associated support services will assist families with ‘complicated grief’ by providing a calm, private, and dedicated environment where they can spend time with their loved one. This space allows families to begin their healing process in a supported, dignified, and trauma informed way, enabling them to create precious
memories at an incredibly difficult time. The benefits of the service can be demonstrated in several ways: • Families’ ability to make meaningful memories with their loved one in a peaceful and private setting. • Support for the early stages of healing, facilitated by an environment intentionally designed to reduce distress and promote emotional safety. • Evidence from trauma informed practice, which recognises that the circumstances of a death—particularly sudden, unexpected, or traumatic losses—can contribute to complicated grief. Trauma Informed Practice aims to: - acknowledge the impact of trauma, - understand its signs and symptoms in families, patients, and staff, and - promote environments that support healing while avoiding re traumatisation. This approach provides a recognised framework for demonstrating the value and effectiveness of the room and services. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charity’s beneficiaries are families attending hospital whose loved one has died or is in the dying process, and who require time, privacy, and compassionate support. This includes families who need a dignified, trauma informed environment in which to spend their final moments together or to begin the early stages of grieving. In addition, families who require ongoing bereavement support in the weeks and months following their loss are also beneficiaries of the charity, as we aim to provide further emotional, practical, and trauma informed assistance beyond the immediate hospital setting. There is no private benefit flowing from any of the purposes.
What your organisation does
1. Provision of dedicated bereavement rooms designed specifically for families experiencing the death or imminent death of a loved one. These spaces would allow a dying or deceased patient to remain in a calm, private environment where their family can spend meaningful time with them. Each room should include: -Space to accommodate a hospital bed
for patients receiving end‑of‑life care or who have already died -Comfortable seating for family members -Access to water, essential facilities, and supportive resources -A trauma‑informed design that enables families to begin their grieving process with dignity, privacy, and compassion These dedicated rooms recognise the profound emotional impact of bereavement and provide an environment that supports connection, comfort, and early grieving without unnecessary clinical intrusion. 2. Provision of Designated Trauma Informed Staff as Family Liaison A&E departments should also have designated Trauma‑Informed Family Liaison staff, with two trained members per shift. These staff provide immediate support to families arriving under highly distressing circumstances, including sudden death, accidents, suicide, or rapid deterioration. Their role is to recognise trauma, promote emotional safety, and guide families through unfamiliar and overwhelming situations. The Charity will support the delivery of this trauma informed training to medical staff. 3. Support Bereaved Families
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
Who the charity helps
- General public
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community development
- Medical/health/sickness
- Medical/health/sickness
- Medical/health/sickness
- Medical/health/sickness