Families have felt “bereft of involvement” in saying goodbye to their loved ones due to pandemic restrictions, according to a new nursing survey. Staff involved in end of life care
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Stormont’s Executive Office has been urged to act over a closed fund for recognition payments for the bereaved. Kenny Donaldson of the victims group Seff has questioned the delay in
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Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 while they were working on the front line could be stripped of their social security payments, it has been claimed. Under the NHS
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England had the highest levels of excess mortality in Europe across the first half of 2020, according to new analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The country experienced
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The death rate in Northern Ireland rose by almost a fifth during the coronavirus pandemic between March and June, new figures have shown. The latest research published by the Northern
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More than a hundred people with learning disabilities received care so poor that it significantly affected their wellbeing or “directly contributed” to their death, a report has found. Some 7,145
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A hospice charity is preparing for an increase in demand for end-of-life care as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Sue Ryder said it was preparing for a surge in
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Families and dependants of migrant NHS support staff who die as a result of contracting coronavirus will be granted indefinite leave to remain, the Government has announced. It follows criticism
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Experts have released a new guide on deathbed etiquette to help people adapt to saying goodbye to their loved ones during the coronavirus crisis. Final goodbyes have been transformed by
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The number of bereaved people needing support during the coronavirus pandemic “will increase exponentially”, a charity boss has said. As the public are advised to avoid unnecessary social contact, those
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