Following consultation with families and caregivers, NHS England published guidance to help trusts work with bereaved families and caregivers. The guidance provides advice to hospitals, mental health and community trusts on how to involve families following the death of a loved one. The guidance outlines the different stages following a death and asks trusts to involve families throughout by providing bereavement support, guiding families to advice and advocacy support along with examples of how trusts are working with families and good practice guidance on specific subjects. The guidance is accompanied by the Information for bereaved families leaflet, and NHS recommends trusts share the document with families following bereavement as a supplement to the their own information and resources about bereavement and support for families.
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