Bereavement is something that will touch us all at some point in our lives, working with charities and third sector organisations a new National Framework for the Delivery of Bereavement Care in Wales has been developed, underpinned by a £1m support grant. |
The plan has also crucially received input from those who have experienced bereavement.
Bereavement care supports people through the emotional, physical and mental impact of grief. The new framework sets out the support people should expect to receive if they are facing or have experienced a bereavement. The National Bereavement Steering Group, which includes a number of charity and third sector organisations have inputted into the framework and will now work with health boards, local authorities, regional partnership boards and the third sector to ensure the plan is implemented at pace. Alongside the £1m support grant which will be made available to those in the third sector, an additional £420k will be provided to health boards to support the implementation of a new set of bereavement standards. Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle said:
Idris Baker, Chair of the National Bereavement Steering Group and Welsh Government’s national clinical lead for end of life care, said
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