'The Changing Face of Bereavement: Providing care and maintaining our own wellbeing during the pandemic'

To register, or for more information about the event including the programme and how to submit poster abstracts, please visit the NES Events website.
Speaker film clips and information from the inaugural NES Bereavement conference are available on the 2019 Conference page.
You can also watch this video to hear from Dr Donald Macaskill who opened the last conference and who will again be speaking at the upcoming event.
NHS Education for Scotland is continuing its bereavement webinar series in 2021, with sessions for health and social care professionals that cover various death and bereavement-related topics. Over 900 people have attended to date with positive feedback having been received:
“Excellent presentations and very topical…”
“Well paced, relevant, credible, thank you…” “Very informative webinar”
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Click here to view podcast recordings, PowerPoint slides and other information from previous webinars or click here to find out about upcoming sessions.
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.