HSC Bereavement Network

Vision

To work towards continuous improvement in bereavement care – where death and bereavement are seen as part of life, where care of the dying is as important as care of the living and after death care is a continuation of good practice.

About

In 2006 the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (since 2016 DoH) established the HSC Bereavement Network, appointing a Trust Bereavement Coordinator (TBC) to each Health and Social Care Trust. The initial remit of the HSCBN was to develop bereavement care standards and in 2009 the HSC Services Strategy for Bereavement Care was launched.  Standard implementation will continue to build the capacity of HSC staff to provide safe, effective and compassionate care to dying and bereaved people.

“HSC Bereavement Network website has been developed to provide information and guidance for those who care for and support dying people and their loved ones around the time of and after death.”