NCARE (Nottingham Centre for the Advancement of Research into Supportive, Palliative and End-of-life Care)

Bereavement care services: a synthesis of the literature

Project Duration

March 2010 - November 2010

Funder

Department of Health

Project Staff

  • Antony Arthur 1
  • Eleanor Wilson 1
  • Marilyn James 1
  • Wendy Stanton 1
  • Jane Seymour 1

Staff Institutions

  1. The University of Nottingham
 

Aims

  • How do needs/service requirements vary for different sectors of the population?
  • What is known about the current level of bereavement service provision across England?
  • What models of good practice exist in England and comparative countries?
  • What is known about the costs related to service provision?
  • What are the gaps in bereavement service provision?

Methods

A synthesis of the available literature relating to bereavement services.

Outcomes and Findings

View the report as it appears on Department of Health website.

 

 

NCARE (Nottingham Centre for the Advancement of Research into Supportive, Palliative and End-of-life Care)

University of Nottingham
School of Health Sciences
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, NG7 2HA


email: kristian.pollock@nottingham.ac.uk