Bereavement & End of Life Care

Hospice UK reports that each year hospices care for 300,000 people living with life-limiting conditions or facing the end of their life. They provide bereavement, counselling and practical support to 60,000 of those dear to them. Furthermore, by 2040 and with an ageing population, around 130,000 more people will die each year in the UK than today. As a result, there is growth in demand for hospice care services and bereavement services to be delivered in different locations including hospices, homes, hospitals, care homes, and virtually. 

The resources on these pages are intended to raise awareness among housing and care practitioners and providers of the current agendas and developments in practice around bereavement and end of life care. They also include the tools that have been developed to assist with the provision of bereavement and end of life care services in the community.

And for resources related to end of life care for people living with dementia click on Dementia Practice.