Deborah
Ford; Derek Fraser; Keith Morrison
The
article describes an initiative, The Bereavement Care Follow up Service (BCFS)
in Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust which offers brief intervention and support for relatives
following the death of a loved one in hospital. It presents its historical context, its
pertinence to grief theory and practice and gives a description and evaluation
of the service. The service provides an alternative, less problem-centred
pathway to the standard route for those with problems relating to the hospital
and gives relatives the opportunity to voice concerns, and to seek information
and answers from those best equipped to meet them Reported satisfaction
with the service is high, both among relatives and staff.
Available in fulltext in Bereavement Care
Available in print at Arthur Rank House, Brookfields Hospital
Available in print at Arthur Rank House, Brookfields Hospital