Hello,

Following far too short a time (four months exactly since the diagnosis), my father passed away on Tuesday afternoon, thankfully surrounded by his family and as peacefully as possible.

We are now dealing with the practical side of things and have come across a question on the form BD8, which is to be sent to the Department of Work and Pensions. One of the questions asks 'did the person die in a hospital?'. My father died in a hospice, and we are not sure if this means we should tick yes or no. If we tick yes, should the date he went into hospital be the date he went to the hospital, or the date he was transferred to the hospice? I've googled, but had no luck as it only shows what hospices do and we already know that!

Anybody have any experience with this and could give some advice? There may be more questions to come as we fill in more of these forms!