St Giles Hospice Lichfield (Whittingham)

Letting People Know Family, friends and colleagues Picking up the telephone to tell close family and friends or even someone like an employer about someone’s death is usually difficult.

You may want to ask people you trust to let their branch of the family know on your behalf or ask a friend to let members of their social networks know. For someone who was still employed or recently retired, a manager or colleague will most likely know the most appropriate person to be informed in the workplace.

Social networking sites, such as Facebook, may be the equivalent of an address book and email address or telephone contacts will be helpful to you in informing all those who may need (or be grateful) to know that a friend or colleague has passed away.

Organisations When contacting organisations and agencies like their bank, it is always useful to keep an up-to-date list of those organisations you have contacted, who you spoke to and the date of the call.

Many organisations have helpful systems to disseminate the information through, so you don’t need to tell as many people. We have compiled a list of agencies you may need to inform including their web address if applicable.

• GOV.UK (1) Tell Us Once and (2) Property Records This useful website explains and lays out step-by-step the things you will need to do, or have someone help you with over the coming days. www.gov.uk/when-someone-dies This UK Government website includes the helpful service called Tell Us Once.

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