Progress to date

Professional bodies and employers of anyone whose role brings them into contact with bereaved people must ensure they have bereavement training that is culturally informed and contextually tailored, including training on complex and traumatic grief, at an appropriate level

Many organisations provide high quality bereavement awareness training, but this does not routinely form part of initial training programmes or inductions. Significant further work is needed to embed appropriate bereavement training across sectors. and at appropriate levels