Bereavement
Recommendations related to bereavement
Tag overview
recommendation across 3 inquiries
Across 3 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
GP Notification of Death Circumstances
A deceased's family GP should be notified promptly as to the circumstances of death to enable support to be offered in bereavement.
Bereavement Counselling Services
Professional bereavement counselling for families should be made available and should fully co-ordinate bereavement information, follow-up service and facilitated access to family support groups.
Adverse Incident Communication Training
Clinicians caring for children should be trained specifically in communication with parents following an adverse clinical incident, which training should include communication with grieving parents after a SAI death.
Explanation to relatives on CDI death
Health boards should ensure that if a patient dies with CDI either as a cause of death or as a condition contributing to the death, relatives are provided with a …
Appropriate and sensitive contact with bereaved families
Both the bereaved family and the certifying doctor should be asked whether they have any concerns about the death or the circumstances surrounding it, and guidance should be given to …
Appropriate and sensitive contact with bereaved families
It is important that independent medical examiners and any others having to approach families for this purpose have careful training in how to undertake this sensitive task in a manner …