Research project - Equitable Bereavement Care for All
Understanding the bereavement needs of people from ethnically diverse communities
Death is inevitable and can have profound effect on families, friends and communities.
But Bereavement Support, provided by the NHS, charities and other support organisations, can fall short for people from diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.
Brenda Clayton, our Bereavement Support Co-ordinator, is supporting the ‘Equitable Bereavement Care for All’ research project that will looks at the reasons for this and identify what changes are needed to redress the imbalance.
Project lead: Dr Sabrina Bajwah, NHS Consultant, Kings College Hospital, Dr Catriona Mayland, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, University of Sheffield, Dr Jenny Birchall, Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol.
Local lead: Brenda Clayton, Bereavement Support Co-ordinator, St Oswald’s Hospice.
National Institute for Health and Care Research in conjunction with the Department of Health and Social Care.
2024
This study aims to understand the direct experiences and needs of people from ethnically diverse communities.
The study will include interviews and focus groups with bereaved people from ethnically diverse communities.