Coping with death and bereavement as a health and social care professional
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.
Talking and being with people who are bereaved
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.
Dead Patients Club
Dr Ken Donaldson, Medical Director / Associate Postgraduate Dean for Grief and Bereavement, NHS Dumfries & Galloway / NHS Education for Scotland talks about being a member of the dead patients club and the impact patient deaths has had on him as a healthcare professional.
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A transcript of this video can be found here.