Talking about Bereavement

In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Helen Skinner, Nurse Consultant for Dementia, NHS Fife who is joined by Marion Ritchie, a former full time dementia carer for her husband and member of the National Dementia Carers Action Network. Helen discusses her role and Marion discusses her experience caring for her husband while exploring themes around bereavement including anticipatory grief. 

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The NHS Education for Scotland team that produced this podcast have previously developed a short animated film on anticipatory grief aimed at health and social care staff. This includes reference to dementia. View the film.

This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the Grieving with dementia: before a person dies and after transcript on our website.

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In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Helena Davison, Clinical Nurse Specialist / Coordinator and Dr Caroline Coats, Consultant Cardiologist who discuss their involvement in the Inherited Cardiac Conditions Service in the West of Scotland. They are also joined by Deborah Robinson who has benefitted from the service following the death of her son James at the age of 23. Deborah has been closely working with Helena participating in focus groups and evaluation of pathways to help improve care for families following a sudden cardiac death.

If you would like to get in touch with the West of Scotland Inherited Cardiac Conditions Service, you can do so by emailing [email protected].

The British Heart Foundation will be supporting national scale up to improve care across Scotland.

This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the Improving care for people following a sudden cardiac death transcript on our website.

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In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Paul Cuthell, Funeral Director, Thomas Cuthell & Sons who discusses how they compassionately care for those who have died as well as those who are bereaved and treating every funeral like it’s the most important funeral.

This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the ''It's not another funeral, it is the most important funeral" transcript on our website.

Let us know what you think about our podcast by completing the Talking About Bereavement feedback form. 

In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Sam Harrison, Bereavement Coordinator, Richmond’s Hope who discusses giving children a voice in their grief and how Richmond’s Hope supports children to work through their grief.

You may wish to access the Richmond’s Hope website and watch the ‘Talking to children who are bereaved’ animation developed by NHS Education for Scotland and Richmond’s Hope.

This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the Giving children a voice in their grief: A bereavement coordinators perspective transcript on our website.

Let us know what you think about our podcast by completing the Talking About Bereavement feedback form. 

This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the Supporting veterans and their families through a bereavement: A welfare officer’s perspective transcript on our website.

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This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the Valuing the time after the last breath: the ongoing caring relationship transcript on our website.

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In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Imogen Jones, Associate Professor at the University of Leeds who discusses her research on medico-legal death investigation and why respecting the dead matters.

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This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the What does it meant to respect the dead transcript on our website.

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In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Dr Kate Woodthorpe, Reader of Sociology, University of Bath / Co-director, Centre for Death and Society and Dr John MacArtney, Associate Professor of the Sociology of dying, palliative care and the aftermath who discuss sociological perspectives of death, dying and bereavement and consider the phrase ‘loved ones’.

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This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the ''Loved Ones'– An appropriate catch-all or a problematic phrase?’ transcript on our website.

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In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Christiana Ekpete, Healthcare Chaplain, NHS Tayside who discusses internationally recruited health and social care staff and supporting those affected by bereavement.

This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the 'Internationally recruited health and social care staff: Supporting those affected by bereavement’ transcript on our website. 

Let us know what you think about our podcast by completing the Talking About Bereavement feedback form.

In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Meritxell (Meri) Miret Gonzalez, Mortuary Manager and Anatomical Pathology Technologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust who discusses creating a virtual viewings service during COVID that enabled bereaved relatives to view their deceased relatives during times of strict travel and visitor restrictions. Meri also discusses creating a unique 6-month training programme to develop Care After Death Guardians - advocates for the deceased and their bereaved during their journey in the Trust.

This podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.

If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.

Please note the views and perspectives expressed by guests on the podcast do not necessarily represent those of NES.

The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.

Access the 'A mortuary manager's goal: Improving care after death standards and destigmatising bereavement and mortuary services' transcript on our website. 

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