This film introduces the acronym ‘TALK’ 

• Tell Ask Listen Kindness

which was designed to help health and social care professionals cope with death and bereavement. It encourages staff to support each other with simple strategies such as talking to your colleagues, asking how your team are doing, listening to one another and showing kindness to yourself and others.

Click on the image to the right to watch the video or here to view it on the NHS Education for Scotland Vimeo channel.

A transcript of this video can be found here.

This short film was developed for health and social care professionals who may encounter families who are bereaved, however it may also have some relevance to managers who have a staff member that is bereaved, or following the death of a colleague. It is important to be aware of ways to sensitively approach interactions with people who are grieving; to have the confidence to talk or just listen.

A downloadable leaflet which accompanies the video can be found here.

A transcript of this video can be found here.

Dr Ken Donaldson, Medical Director for an NHS Health Board shares some reflections on his clinical career; in particular remembering some of the patients that had died. As healthcare professionals we may be affected by the death of someone who we are close to, but we can also be impacted by the death of a patient. The film is to remind us all that it can be very real and long lasting.

Click the image to the right to watch the video or here to view it on the NHS Education for Scotland Vimeo channel.

A transcript of this video can be found here.

Dealing with death and bereavement at work: perspectives from an Emergency Department team

This film highlights the experiences of a range of clinical and non-clinical Emergency Department staff as they encounter situations involving death and bereavement in the course of their work.

It can be used as a reflective tool for all healthcare staff (individually or within a group) to consider how they personally have dealt with their own experiences of death and bereavement at work.

Click on the image to the right to watch the film or here to view it on the NHS Education for Scotland Vimeo channel.

A transcript of this film can be found here.