In line with statutory guidance, every bereaved family should be allocated a Key Worker as a central contact point, to ensure families have access to support and information about the various processes that take place after a child has died, and to support family engagement with and feedback from the Child Death Review process.

If you have any queries on behalf of a family, you can contact the Child Death Review Nurses via the CDOP Administrator: melvinna.west@nhs.net

Information for bereaved families about the Child Death Review process:

• When a child dies: a guide for parents & carers - https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/parent-leaflet-child-death-review.pdf

Organisations that offer support to bereaved families:

• Lullaby Trust - national charity supporting families who have lost a baby suddenly and unexpectedly: https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/bereavement-support/

• SUDC-UK - national charity supporting families who have lost a child suddenly and unexpectedly: https://sudc.org.uk/

• Bodie Hodges Foundation - local charity offering bereavement support & counselling to families: https://bodiehodgesfoundation.co.uk/

• Laura Centre - local charity offering bereavement support & counselling to families: https://thelauracentre.org.uk/

• SANDS (The Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Society) - national charity with local groups offering support to bereaved families following the stillbirth or death of a baby: https://www.sands.org.uk/

• Child Bereavement UK (CBUK)- national charity who can provide support to families and professionals following the death of a child: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/

  • CBUK also provide bereavement support information for families in a range of additional languages: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Listing/Category/bereavement-support-resources-in-other-languages