Grief and Bereavement Education
NI Social Care Council Grief and Bereavement NISCC Learning Zone
Grief First Aid Training Cruse Bereavement Support – Provides compassionate support for grieving colleagues. Virtual training sessions for workplace staff: https://www.cruse.org.uk/organisations/grief-first-aid-training/
Shapes of Grief Training Programme https://shapesofgrief.com/ Short animated introduction ‘ Understanding Grief ‘
Palliative and End of Life Care
Database of Palliative Care, End of Life, and Bereavement Courses All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) A comprehensive database designed to improve awareness and facilitate access to palliative care education in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The database sits within Qualifax’s comprehensive database of education and training options. To search for a Palliative Care course on the Qualifax Database, please go to: https://www.qualifax.ie/courses?search_api_fulltext=palliative
Irish Hospice Foundation Education and Training https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/education-training/
Project ECHO | Improving Hospice Care | Hospice UK Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes supporting knowledge sharing between professionals from across health and social care: https://www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-hub/support-for-your-role/networks-communities/project-echo
Marie Curie Online learning for health and social care professionals who deliver end of life care https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/professionals/palliative-care-knowledge-zone
Innovation Hub | Hospice UK Resources for those working in palliative and end of life care https://www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-hub
End of Life Care for People with Dementia Comfort Care Guide: Training resource for Care Home Staff to support conversations about end-of-life care. Comfort Care Guide
Providing Comfort Care to People with Dementia During Their Last Days of Life: Booklet for Relatives & Carers, NI Version Comfort Care Booklet
Care after Death
NI Bereavement Network Care of the Deceased Adult in Hospital and Those Important to Them – A Guideline for Nursing and Midwifery Practice in Northern Ireland
New guidance for Nurses and Midwives in Northern Ireland. Launched 5 May 2026 by the Royal College of Nursing, NI
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust The Practical Nursing Care of the Deceased Person: A Best Practice Video
This video has been developed as an educational resource for professionals involved in providing care, after a person has died.
Pregnancy and Baby Loss
National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) for Pregnancy & Baby Loss
Sands leads the NBCP in collaboration with bereaved families, other charities and Royal Colleges, providing health care professionals with frameworks, tools and educational resources to support excellent care.
Welcome to the NBCP websites for England & Scotland; (NI pending) Here you will find resources & information needed to care for families after pregnancy loss or the death of a baby. These resources have been used as foundations for developing NBCP in NI.
England – National Bereavement Care Pathway
Scotland – National Bereavement Care Pathway
NBCP Toolkit – National Bereavement Care Pathway National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) Resources Toolkit.
Parent Engagement Toolkit – National Bereavement Care Pathway. Our toolkit modules support healthcare professionals to implement the NBCP as effectively as possible. This module highlights the importance of parent engagement at the centre of pathway implementation.
NBCP NI Staff Resource Portal Designed for staff to support the delivering of bereavement care.
Sands e-learning Available to all NHS staff via the NHS Learning Hub. April 2026 – all NHS staff can access Sands e-learning to support them with providing compassionate care to bereaved parents.
RCN Pregnancy Loss Guidance for Nursing Pregnancy Loss Guidance for Nursing | Publications | Royal College of Nursing
Suicide
Zero Suicide Alliance – Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. Free online training https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/training
Towards Zero Suicide is a regional project involving all five Health and Social Care Trusts, as well as Healthcare in Prison. The aim is to encourage all HSC staff to undertake 20 minute suicide prevention training – no matter who you are or what you do within HSC, this training could help save a life. To complete the training go to LearnHSCNI | Sign in Towards Zero Suicide – Level 1 Awareness
Care in Practice Framework (NISCC)
NI Social Care Council Care Practice Framework (CiP Framework)
Supporting continuous professional learning (CPL) and structured qualification pathways for social care practitioners.
Bereavement Research
Bereavement – Journal of Grief and Response to Death Cruse Bereavement Support. Open access peer reviewed journal: https://www.bereavementjournal.org/index.php/bcj