Coroners Offices
Manchester (City) - this area
Manchester Coroners Office
Exchange Floor, The Royal Exchange Building, Cross Street, Manchester M2 7EF
Tel: 0161 219 2222 or email: coroners.office@manchester.gov.uk
Visitors: use the public entrance to the Royal Exchange Building on St Ann's Square.
Greater Manchester West - covering Bolton, Salford and Wigan
Bolton Coroners Office, Paderborn House, Howell Croft North, Bolton BL1 1JW
Tel: 01204 338 799 or email: coroners@bolton.gov.uk
Greater Manchester North - covering Rochdale, Bury and Oldham
Rochdale Coroners Office
The Phoenix Centre, L/Cpl Stephen Shaw MC Way, Heywood OL10 1LR
Tel: 01706 924 815 or email: coroners.office@rochdale.gov.uk
Greater Manchester South - covering Stockport, Tameside and Trafford
Stockport Coroners Office
Mount Tabor, Mottram Street, Stockport SK1 3PA
Tel: 0161 474 3993 or email: coroners.office@stockport.gov.uk
Hospitals
North Manchester General Hospital - http://www.mft.nhs.uk/
Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 5RB
Switchboard: 0161 795 4567
Adult Bereavement office: 0161 720 2199
Patient advice and liaison service (PALS): 0161 276 8686
Manchester Royal Infirmary/Royal Manchester Children's Hospital/St Mary's - http://www.mft.nhs.uk/
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Switchboard: 0161 276 1234
Adult Bereavement office: 0161 276 8989
Paediatric Family Support Centre: 0161 701 8700
Patient advice and liaison service (PALS): 0161 276 8686
Christie Hospital - http://www.christie.nhs.uk/
Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4BX
Switchboard: 0161 446 3000
Bereavement office: 0161 446 3898
Patient advice and liaison service (PALS): 0161 446 8217
Wythenshawe Hospital - http://www.mft.nhs.uk/
Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT
Switchboard: 0161 998 7070
Adult Bereavement office: 0161 291 2360
Patient advice and liaison service (PALS): 0161 276 8686
Greater Manchester Police
Non-emergency calls: 101
Always call 999 in an emergency.
Death registration and help with funeral arrangements
Manchester Registration Service
Heron House, 47 Lloyd Street, Manchester M2 5LE
Tel: 0161 234 5005 or email: registeroffice@manchester.gov.uk
MCC Public Health Funerals
client.financial.services@manchester.gov.uk
National Association of Funeral Directors
0845 230 1343
http://www.nafd.org.uk/
Coping with death abroad: Information from gov.uk
Support organisations
If you have lost a loved one and are feeling like you can't cope, please reach out for help. The Samaritans is a confidential listening service available 24 hours a day on 08457 909090 or call NHS Urgent Care on 111, or your GP.
There are many other organisations that can help if you have suffered bereavement.
- INQUEST Charity - support and advice for families when an inquest has been opened. They also offer specialist support around deaths that occurred in custody.
- Greater Manchester Suicide Bereavement Information Service
- AvMA - Action against Medical Accidents free legal support
- Macmillan Cancer Care - practical help and counselling
- CRUSE Bereavement Care - support for people of all ages
- The Compassionate Friends - for bereaved parents and those supporting them
- Winston's Wish - helping children and young people with bereavement
- Children of Jannah - help for Muslim families following the loss of a child
- Cardiac Risk in the Young - support following sudden cardiac deaths
- The Good Grief Trust - support for all aspects of bereavement