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In response to this St Michael’s Hospice is expanding its services to provide a fast response call back telephone service.

The service, which is available to adults throughout Hastings and Rother can be accessed directly via a simple form on the St Michael’s Hospice website (www.stmichaelshospice.com/bereavement) or by phoning 01424 456361 and leaving a message.

A bereavement counsellor will then phone back the same or next working day to provide emotional support and give practical advice where appropriate.

No previous contact with the Hospice is necessary to be able to access this support.

One service user said: “I have just finished my weekly bereavement support on the phone. My counsellors help was invaluable and I feel so much better. It’s been especially helpful too during lockdown now that I am on my own.”

The call back service is managed Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Bereavement groups and face to face bereavement counselling, which were run by the hospice had to be suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

St Michael’s Hospice provides high quality, responsive palliative care and bereavement support across Hastings and Rother, working collaboratively with others to improve end of life care for all.

The hospice operates a Donation Centre in St Leonards and eight retail shops in Battle, Bexhill on Sea, Hastings, Ore, Rye, Sidley and St Leonards. stocking items from second hand clothes and baby wear to furniture and St Michael’s Hospice merchandise and much more.

The hospice needs to raise over £12,000 every day to run the Hospice, please support our vital work.

Earlier this month the hospice marked national Volunteers Week by celebrating its volunteers and the important work they  do.

You can read their stories on hospice website at www.stmichaelshospice.com.

St Michael’s Hospice launches fast response bereavement service to support Hastings and Rother people in lockdown