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For info on events, training and educational materials
These webpages provide resources for health & social care staff in Scotland concerning death and bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the educational resources presented here were launched pre-COVID-19 and therefore some elements may not now be appropriate for the current situation within health and care settings, however many of the key points will still be of relevance for practitioners.
Please also consider visiting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pages of the NHS Education for Scotland Turas Learn website. For information for the general public in Scotland, please visit NHS Inform
Other sources of information & learning for health & social care staff
Resources and information regarding COVID-19 from NHS Education for Scotland can be found at:
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Turas Learn - learning materials for professionals on e.g. assessment and care of people with COVID-19, protecting yourself and your workplace environment and psychosocial support and wellbeing. Tools and resources to support clinical practice and remote working can also be found here.
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Scotland Deanery - COVID-19 information and guidance as we receive it
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BMJ Best Practice guide on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Other useful links & resources:
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Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care COVID-19 guidance and resources
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Patients and Family at the End of Life guiding principles document co-produced by coalition of organisations including the Scottish Academy
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Scottish Social Services Council - Support with death, dying and bereavement during COVID-19
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Patients and Family After Death document from the Scottish Academy to raise awareness of guidance and regulation, and signpost to useful advice
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Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow COVID-19 digital education that provides information and supportive practical guidance covering both clinical situations and your own and your colleagues’ wellbeing.
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National Wellbeing Hub for People Working in Health and Social Care
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Coronavirus resources from the British Psychological Society including information for professionals and practitioners
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Preparing Scotland: Guidance on Dealing with Mass Fatalities in Scotland, October 2017
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COVID-19: information for bereavement service managers from the National Bereavement Alliance
Information for those facing or experiencing bereavement
Information and support for those who are bereaved, or facing bereavement, can be found from a variety of sources. This is not a comprehensive list but some examples are listed below:
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Cruse Bereavement Care - Coronavirus: dealing with bereavement and grief
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Childhood Bereavement Network information on supporting grieving children during the outbreak and information for those running bereavement services
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Keeping in touch when you can't be with someone who is so ill that they might die leaflet produced by organisations including the National Bereavement Alliance
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Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief COVID-19: hoping for the best, planning for the worst
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Coping with death and grief during COVID-19 from British Psychological Society's COVID-19 resources for the public
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COVID-19 resources from the Irish Hospice Foundation relating to bereavement and funerals