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NES Bereavement Education Conference 2021 recordings
The changing face of bereavement: providing care and maintaining our own wellbeing during the pandemic
NHS Education for Scotland’s 2nd national bereavement education conference took place on Wednesday 24th November 2021 with hugely positive feedback from the survey completed by delegates after the event.
This one-day, virtual event attracted interest from over 1000 Health and social care professionals from across Scotland and beyond. Delegates heard from a wide range of speakers on bereavement-related topics relevant to those working across health and social care.
- "An excellent informative day. Not only information and learning wise but it touched on a level emotionally that I hadn’t expected to take from the day"
- "The conference was excellent very emotional but also demonstrating the amazing work and sharing good practice through out the pandemic"
Below you can view recordings of the plenaries and workshops, as well as the slides which accompanied each session.
Session recordings
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Dr Matthew Walton (NHS Doctor, London NHS Hospital) gave an honest account about the emotional and personal challenges of the pandemic and the lessons he learned on wellbeing, death and bereavement. Recorded 24th November 2021 as part of the NES...
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Dr Emily Harrop, Research Associate, Cardiff University and Dr Lucy Selman, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol talked on their research into the experiences and support needs of people bereaved during the pandemic in the UK and the...
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Anne Wilson (Head of Development, Children’s Health Scotland) discussed the complex issues and emotions for Kinship Families, the support they need and where this might come from. Recorded 24th November 2021 as part of the NES Bereavement...
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Dr Nazir Lone (Senior Clinical Lecturer in Critical Care, University of Edinburgh / Honorary Consultant in Critical Care) and Janine Wilson (Deputy Charge Nurse, Critical Care Unit, NHS Lothian) shared their experiences of providing bereavement...
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Dr George Fernie (Senior Medical Reviewer, Death Certification Review Service, HIS) and Sarah Mobsby, Procurator Fiscal Depute, SFIU West, Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service led a session on the legal processes involved following a death in...
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Donna Hastings (Family Support Worker, St Columba’s Hospice) and Dr Catriona Macpherson (Children and Families Practitioner, Fife Specialist Palliative Care, Victoria Hospice) led a session exploring how best to support patients facing the end of...
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Speaker Dr Victoria Thomson (Principal Educator – Psychology, NHS Education for Scotland) explored psychological perspectives on loss, bereavement and grief. Recorded 24th November 2021 as part of the NES Bereavement Education Conference.
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In this recorded workshop, Mark Evans (Head of Spiritual Care & Bereavement Lead, NHS Fife) looked at how rituals, creating memories and spiritual care can support individuals complete Worden’s Tasks of Mourning in an increasingly secular...
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In this workshop, Linda Dunbar, Practice Educator (Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy), NHS Education for Scotland, looked at: - How different faith communities deal with death, dying and bereavement, including mourning rituals and other factors -...
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As part of the 2021 NES Bereavement Education Conference, this session incorporated short presentations from 3 speakers recounting their lived experiences of death dying and bereavement in different settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr Donald Macaskill (Chief Executive, Scottish Care) explored the impact of Covid upon the way we have grieved, what lessons we might learn and where we have seen signs of both hope and change in the midst of challenge. Recorded 24th November...
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In this presentation, Dr Gwenetta Curry, Lecturer of Race, Ethnicity, and Health, College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, discussed the links between structural racism and ethnic minority mortality rates. Recorded 24th...