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Talking about Bereavement Podcast from NHS Education for Scotland Bereavement Education Programme. In this podcast, we will talk about bereavement by sharing with you some of the work and learning our team is involved in, as well as hearing from our guests who will share their own thoughts and reflections on bereavement. Our purpose is to put people at the heart of bereavement care combined with a values-based aim to support health and social care staff to do that for the people in their care. © NHS Education for Scotland 2025. You can copy or reproduce the information in these podcasts for use within NHS Scotland and for non-commercial educational purposes under creative commons CC BY-NC 4.0 Deed | Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International | Creative commons. Use of this resource for commercial purposes is permitted only with the written permission of NHS Education for Scotland.
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Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to Helen Skinner, Nurse Consultant for Dementia, NHS Fife who is joined by Marion Ritchie, a former full time dementia carer for her husband and member of the National Dementia Carers Action Network. Helen discusses her role and Marion discusses her experience caring for her husband while exploring themes around bereavement including anticipatory grief.
Access the resources mentioned in this podcast:
- The Lancet commission - Dementia prevention, intervention and care
- Brain Health Scotland website
- Alzheimer Scotland website
The NHS Education for Scotland team that produced this podcast have previously developed a short animated film on anticipatory grief aimed at health and social care staff. This includes reference to dementia. View the film.
Please note this podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.
If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript.
The information contained in this podcast is current at the point of publication, with no guarantee of future relevance.
Access the Grieving with dementia: before a person dies and after transcript on our website.
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