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
Crisis management in the event of a suicide: a postvention toolkit for employers
This toolkit is designed to support employers in their response to the suicide of an employee, at work or outside the workplace. For this reason, this toolkit refers to ‘suicide’ rather than ‘suspected suicide’. This toolkit provides advice when...
End of Life Care Core Skills Education and Training Framework
This framework supports the provision of high-quality, person centred care for terminally ill patients and their families. The framework classifies key skills and knowledge into three tiers, ranging from general end of life care awareness to the in-depth knowledge...
Support after a suicide: a guide to providing local services
This practical guidance helps commissioners understand why and how they can deliver support after suicide (also known as postvention support) in their local areas. It is designed to help commissioners, health and wellbeing boards, and others understand why postvention...
End of Life Care for Infants, Children and Young People
This guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care in for infants, children and young people (aged 0–17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to involve children, young people and their families in decisions...
Support after a suicide: evaluating local suicide bereavement support services
This is a toolkit to help suicide bereavement services plan an evaluation using a 12 step approach. It has been developed by the McPin Foundation in consultation with people working in suicide and other bereavement support services, evaluation experts...
Support after a suicide: developing and delivering local bereavement support services
This toolkit is for those considering developing, or already delivering support after a suicide, known as postvention support. The steps and processes in the guidance have been drawn from the practices of existing suicide postvention support services in England,...
Each Community is Prepared to Help
This document sets out ways in which organisations can help build capacity in local communities so that “I live in a community where everybody recognises that we all have a role to play in supporting each other in times...
Specialist Level Palliative Care: Information for Commissioners
This guidance provides a clear description of what should be provided in terms of specialist level palliative care for people with progressive, life-limiting illness who have complex needs, and/or those whose usual care teams require the expert advice, guidance...
End of Life Care Commissioning Toolkit
This updated toolkit has a range of practical resources to support those involved in commissioning for person centred end of life care. It states that commissioning plans must encompass bereavement and pre-bereavement care, including care for children and young people....