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Bereavement

Grief can affect your sleep, appetite, mood and health. Support is available, however long ago the death was.

You can make an appointment with us if grief is affecting your health or you are struggling to cope.

Find support near you

The Greater Manchester Bereavement Service helps anyone in Greater Manchester find the right support, and gives advice on practical things to do after a death. Call 0161 983 0902 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or visit the Greater Manchester Bereavement Service (opens the Greater Manchester Bereavement Service website).

Counselling

NHS Manchester Talking Therapies helps adults with grief. You can refer yourself: call 0161 226 3871 or refer yourself online (opens the Big Life Group website).

Cruse Bereavement Support has a free national helpline: call 0808 808 1677.

More information

Grief after bereavement or loss on the NHS website (opens the NHS website)

Page last reviewed: 12 October 2026
Next review due: April 2027