Bereavement
Recommendations related to bereavement
6
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (6)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 3 inquiries
Across 3 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
6 total
IHRD-43
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
GP Notification of Death Circumstances
A deceased's family GP should be notified promptly as to the circumstances of death to enable support to be offered in bereavement.
- The Department of Health NI reported that arrangements for sharing learning from SAI investigations across the HSC had been improved (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department …
HSC Trusts
IHRD-54
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Bereavement Counselling Services
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.
- HSC Trusts reported that bereavement support services for families had been established across all Trusts (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018). …
HSC Trusts
IHRD-62
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Adverse Incident Communication Training
Clinicians caring for children should be trained specifically in communication with parents following an adverse clinical incident, which training should include communication with grieving parents after a SAI death.
- HSC Trusts reported that training on clinical record-keeping standards had been strengthened (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018). - No independent …
HSC Trusts
R69
Accepted
Vale of Leven Inquiry
Explanation to relatives on CDI death
Health boards should ensure that if a patient dies with CDI either as a cause of death or as a condition contributing to the death, relatives are provided with a …
- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
F280
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Appropriate and sensitive contact with bereaved families
Both the bereaved family and the certifying doctor should be asked whether they have any concerns about the death or the circumstances surrounding it, and guidance should be given to …
- The Medical Examiner system became statutory on 9 September 2024, requiring independent scrutiny of all deaths not referred to a coroner (The Medical Examiners …
Healthcare providers
F281
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Appropriate and sensitive contact with bereaved families
It is important that independent medical examiners and any others having to approach families for this purpose have careful training in how to undertake this sensitive task in a manner …
- The Medical Examiners (England) Regulations 2024 require medical examiners to undertake training to ensure they have the skills to carry out their functions (The …
Department of Health and…