NHS Long Term Plan
The NHS Long Term Plan sets out a range of ambitions for the NHS over the next ten years. It has been followed up with other key NHS documents such as the new GP contract, and guidance on social...
A Connected Society
The government’s Loneliness Strategy is published today. The strategy highlights bereavement as a trigger for feelings of loneliness. As part of the strategy, the Prime Minister confirmed all GPs in England will be able to refer patients experiencing loneliness to...
Parental Bereavement Leave
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill has received Royal Assent and will pass into law. This is a great step forward for grieving parents, who from April 2020 will be entitled to two weeks’ paid leave on the...
Death certification reform
The Government has responded to the consultation and set out its intentions to reform death certification. The purpose of the reforms is to improve engagement with bereaved people in the process of death certification and offer them an opportunity to...
Death, Dying and Devolution
This policy brief reviews policy areas associated with death, dying and bereavement within the context of devolution. It focuses on the national and regional delegation of power, resources and authority across the UK and the implications of this for those...
National Bereavement Care Pathway for pregnancy & baby loss
A core group of charities and professional bodies are leading the development of a National Bereavement Care Pathway for pregnancy and baby loss. 11 sites will trial the use of new materials, guidelines and training for professionals to help...
Changes to Bereavement Payments
The scheme of payments for bereaved spouses and civil partners changed on 6 April 2017. For the first time, widowed people under 45 without children will receive support. However, the majority of those with children will be worse off,...
Perinatal Pathway for Babies with Palliative Care Needs
Together for Short Lives have revised their Neonatal pathway. The dedicated care pathway starts from the point of recognition that a baby has a life-threatening condition and may not survive for long after birth and through their neonatal period....
National Guidance on Learning from Deaths
This guidance aims to help standardise and improve the way acute, mental health and community Trusts identify, report, review, investigate and learn from deaths, and engage with bereaved families and carers. Published by: National Quality Board
Grief Matters for Children
This briefing from the Childhood Bereavement Network outlines the support that should be available in each area for bereaved children and young people and those caring for them. Published by: Childhood Bereavement Network