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SUPPORT AROUND DEATH

Support Around Death

This NHS Education for Scotland website aims to support health and social care staff who are working with patients, carers and families before, at, and after death. It provides key information on the clinical, legislative, and practical issues involved.

NES materials on this site are available in alternative formats and community languages please email  SupportAroundDeath@nes.scot.nhs.uk  to discuss how we can best meet your requirements 

 

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NES Bereavement Education Conference 2024

 

 

NHS Education for Scotland is delighted to be hosting its fifth Bereavement Education conference on Tuesday 3rd December 2024, titled ‘Bereavement in the modern world: Kindness in the chaos’ #NESBereavement2024.

Click here to register.

There will be a number of plenary and parallel sessions throughout the day. Full programme details can be found here.

The parallel session abstract submission deadline has now passed but you can still submit a poster abstract - an opportunity to showcase bereavement work going on across Scotland and beyond. Further information on how to submit an abstract and submission deadline can be found on the NES Events website.

Further information about the conference can also be found on the link above.

To be kept informed of future events, you may also wish to sign up to NES’ bereavement update e-Newsletter and follow @NES_Bereavement.

NES 'Talking about Bereavement' Podcast Series

 

In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Wendy Thomas, Bereavement Coordinator, NHS Lothian who discusses working within a small team to support the development of good bereavement care across all of NHS Lothian.

You can listen to the episode on Spotify or visit the Podcast page for more information.  

 

Short Educational Animations

This animation is one example of the short educational videos NES have produced for health and social care professionals around bereavement - please visit our video wall to see more.

Discussing dying is something most of us shy away from. The potential discomfort is not just in the patient’s mind - it’s also likely to be in the minds of the professionals who are looking after them. This NES video aims to help healthcare professionals discuss dying openly and honestly with their patients.

Two downloadable leaflets which accompany the video can be found here: summary leaflet and detailed leaflet.

Educational films for health and social care professionals

Anticipatory Grief

Visit the Video Wall for more information on these films

Coping with death and bereavement as a health and social care professional

Delivering the news of a death by telephone

Talking to children who are bereaved

Talking and being with people who are bereaved

Bereavement Charter for Children & Adults in Scotland: What does it mean for health and social care professionals?

Stories for education: living with death

Withdrawal of active treatment in an intensive care setting

Discussing Authorised (Hospital) Post Mortem Examination After Stillbirth or Neonatal Death

Dealing with unsuccessful neonatal resuscitation

Understanding the processes following a sudden or unexplained death

Discussing Adult Authorised (Hospital) Post Mortem Examination

Breaking the news of intrauterine death

Supporting Families Around the Resuscitation of a Baby or Child

Supporting Families around the Resuscitation of an Adult Family Member

NES Bereavement e-Newsletter

NHS Education for Scotland's Grief & Bereavement team produces a quarterly e-Newsletter aimed at health and social care professionals.

If you'd like to be kept up to date with training and educational materials related to bereavement care, please subscribe using the link below.

Go to the e-Newsletter sign-up page