Bereavement Alliance
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The National Bereavement Alliance supports those working with bereaved people, with news, events and resources.
Joined March 2012
We are looking forward to working with colleagues across the sector to continue advocating for bereaved families across our policy priorities
🚨 Big news! We are merging APPGs with @winstonswish. Together, we’re uniting MPs & leaders for a stronger voice on grief support for all ages. 📩 Email appg.griefsupport@ataloss.org for updates #GriefSupport #APPG @CruseSupport @WidowedAndYoung @AfterSuicideUK @TheParishTrust
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We're pleased about the new commitment to a day 1 right to bereavement leave in today's #EmploymentRightsBill ... but to support people to take this up, the conversation must turn to pay as well @theUKCB @CruseSupport @Sue_Ryder @MarieCuriePA
https://t.co/85CsonxAVM
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A reminder of the changes we want to see to improve bereavement support for children, young people and adults - we're calling on the next government to act. Write to your candidates to ask for their commitments 👇 https://t.co/FQd80yhzZI
nationalbereavementalliance.org.uk
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This election, dying matters. Today, with @MarieCurieUK, @Tog4ShortLives, @Sue_Ryder & @BereavementNBA, we've written to party leaders, urging them to fix the crisis in end of life care. 🔗 Read the full letter https://t.co/tFRhAHP383
#DMAW24
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As today's #DayofReflection draws to a close, take a moment pause It's a chance to reflect on the grief and community we share: those we remember, and those who support us🕯️
On the #DayOfReflection, pause a moment to reflect. Let’s acknowledge our grief, take time and space to reflect and remember, and to support one another 🕯️
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An important step forward in recognising the impact of #babyloss - thank you to all who have worked so hard for this @ClarkCoates @collinge1717
@tommys @SandsUK @SayingGoodbyeUK
The Government in England @DHSCgovuk today launched their official Baby Loss Certificate. It is currently available to people who have experienced any loss before 24 weeks gestation, since 1 September 2018. Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/d7zLSHxX4y We continue to offer our
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Important call below from our friends @AtaLosscharity 👇
AtaLoss calls for Minister of Prevention and Public Well-Being to work across departments & focus on preventing ill health and promoting well-being and to reduce the call on public services. https://t.co/9poTNEOaC3
#health #Government #GeneralElection #prevention #PublicPurse
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FINAL PUSH Pls share to reach the 000s parents still to claim these potentially life-changing benefits for their grieving children @MartinSLewis @drkathrynmannix @thegriefcast @NAFD_UK @NationalSAIF @stevewebb1 @CoopFuneralcare
📢URGENT DEADLINE APPROACHING Time running out for cohabiting parents to claim back payments of bereavement benefits. Claims MUST be @DWPgovuk by 8 Feb to get amount owing. Please retweet to help find the 000s of families still to claim. @WidowedAndYoung
https://t.co/0Ngdsfcw3x
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📢URGENT DEADLINE APPROACHING Time running out for cohabiting parents to claim back payments of bereavement benefits. Claims MUST be @DWPgovuk by 8 Feb to get amount owing. Please retweet to help find the 000s of families still to claim. @WidowedAndYoung
https://t.co/0Ngdsfcw3x
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Important paper today adding to understandings of grief - building particularly on the Dual Process Model and continuing bonds to show the experience of those trapped in feelings of numbness or 'liminality' after their partner died. Open access: 👇
Really delighted and proud to see the latest of our @CSI_KCL @ACCESSCare_CSI @MarieCurieUK funded work published in @socscimed. This work advances theories of grief by highlighting the liminality some people experience following the death of a partner:
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More details on who can claim their share of the £175m backpayments waiting for unmarried parents whose partner died before 9 February 2023 with Alison Penny of @CBNtweets on @Moneybox noon @BBCRadio4
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📢 SURVEY NOW OPEN - PLEASE SHARE Are you a #BereavementSupport service with experience in supporting ethnically diverse communities in England? We would love to hear from you - please tell us more in this short form: https://t.co/4dYIXE8r4F
@CAPCBristol @PEoLCSW @CSI_KCL
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Important new report from the APPG on hospice and palliative care, looking at the patchiness and precariousness of funding, including that for bereavement support Read the full report below👇
⚠️ Hospice funding needs attention. A new report by a cross party group of MPs found that the postcode lottery of hospice funding means services they provide for dying people and their families, and the support they provide to the health system, are at risk.
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We were saddened to hear of the death of Colin Murray Parkes, founding father of bereavement support and research in the UK. Some wonderful tributes have been shared, celebrating his work, and the inspiration and support he gave to many in the field.
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Abstracts are open for the European Grief Conference being held in Dublin 11-13 November 2024 "Bereavement and Grief: Responding to need and building collaborative networks" Submit yours by 25 March @BereavementE @IrishHospice
https://t.co/i0TE6GfKad
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Free EAPC webinar: Public Health Approaches to Bereavement Support, presented by the EAPC Reference Group on Public Health 21 February 2024 10am CET Register: https://t.co/dvI2auN0cF
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New report from @Tog4ShortLives based on FOI requests of all 42 ICBs finds deep disparity in @NHSEngland funding for children who need hospice care It’s likely these are mirrored by disparities in funding of bereavement support for families https://t.co/WX4zGqdz2J
togetherforshortlives.org.uk
New research we are releasing today reveals that NHS funding for local children's hospices in England varies by as much as £483 per child in 2022/23.
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Registrations are open for the @mariecurieuk virtual Research Conference ‘Improving End of Life for All’. The Tues 6 Feb morning session focuses on carers and bereavement For more info and to register: https://t.co/Q8iiJ0N6At
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What's important to you? Take our five minute opinion survey on a range of issues faced by bereaved people and families. Help us find out what's important to you today. https://t.co/flCogmly6H
#NationalGriefAwarenessWeek
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FREE EVENT: FINDING THE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU On 4 Dec, join @EmilyHarrop10 @cardiffuni, @JeffreyAmber, Alison Penny @CBNtweets & @Lucy_Selman @BristolUni to launch the brand-new Grief Support Guide. Sign up for free at https://t.co/h7BMyoO7a1
#NGAW2023
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