IHRD-54
Response
Accepted
Bereavement Counselling Services
Recommendation
Professional bereavement counselling for families should be made available and should fully co-ordinate bereavement information, follow-up service and facilitated access to family support groups.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- HSC Trusts reported that bereavement support services for families had been established across all Trusts (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018).
- No independent published verification of the quality or availability of these services has been identified.
- No independent published verification of the quality or availability of these services has been identified.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by Claude (Anthropic) on 17 Jul 2026
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This recommendation applies across many organisations. The evidence above reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
HSC Trusts
01 Mar 2018
Bereavement support services established across Trusts.
Source
Inquiry
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Report
Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths
31 Jan 2018
Responsible Bodies
HSC Trusts
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
8.5 yrs
Last formal update
910 days ago