Working to support changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards death, dying and bereavement, and through this to make 'living and dying well' the norm.
The Dying Matters Coalition is led by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC).
Department of Health – Bereavement
The care and support that people receive at the time of their bereavement can affect the whole bereavement process. The Chief Medical Officer has highlighted the need for NHS Trusts to put in place systems, policies and practices to ensure they provide the best possible bereavement service for those whose loved ones have died in hospital.
The Department of Health Bereavement landing page provides links to information and advice to help the NHS develop or improve the services it provides for those who have been bereaved.
The Child Death Helpline is for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, from prebirth to adult, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago.
Published by BUPA's Health Information Team February 2004
Bereavement means, literally, to be deprived by death. After someone close to you dies, you go through a process of mourning. Numbness, anger and sadness can all be part of that process. Bereavement can also cause physical reactions including sleeplessness, loss of energy and loss of appetite.
Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides counselling and support. It offers information, advice, education and training services.
The BRF aims to provide a forum for interested professionals to discuss, promote and develop bereavement research.
This website provides information about bereavement services in London. To find out about the nearest one to where you live look on the pages Support in London.
There are over half a million deaths each year in the UK. Every death in the UK is required to be certified by a medical practitioner and for most deaths there has been more health-service input than just the signing of a certificate. This raises major issues for healthcare planners and staff.
Pathways Through Grief hold an annual conference addressing these important issues, in a series of keynote addresses and through selected workshops and seminars.
Lasting Post has four parts. Planning Ahead helps you make personal arrangements for use after your death. The When Death Occurs section assists you and your family after the death of a loved one. Announcements enables you to post a notice of death and Everlasting Post is where tributes and enduring memorials can be created.
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