hi jeanette
the oh magazine did a piece on post traumatic stress and it was in
relation to this and you may find this useful,
whilst not a clinical issue this can affect functioning and offering
advice and support with this will be helpful as per biopyschosocial
model
the oh magazine demonstrated a good case study. i am sure it was
around April 2009 if you can check the archives
steph
On 12 Jul 2010, at 17:31, Naylor, Sharon [HMPS] wrote:
> One of the things that I feel is important is that "bereavement" is
> not
> necessarily a clinical issue and maybe there is a case for not
> "medicalising" issues too much. Having been through the awful process
> myself and also worked in palliative care I do think that - while
> support is important - it is also important to stress that the
> feelings
> that an individual experiences are in fact normal, part of the healing
> process, and that there is no "quick fix" (or as someone said to me
> when
> I was feeling particularly helpless, the only way over it is through
> it).
>
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>
> Hi all
>
> I have recently been asked to sit on a forum to devise an action plan
> to introduce a HSC bereavement strategy into a large healthcare Trust.
>
> My remit will be staff support following bereavement whether of a
> personal nature or following a traumatic incident at work. We
> currently
> offer staff support through Occupational Health as well as referral to
> a counselling service which is contracted in (if we deem it
> neccesary),
> and we can provide information on outside support agencies. We have an
> inhouse suicide project officer who can arrange counselling on an
> individual basis and specialist suport in this field. Obviously our
> role also involves looking at the impact on work and any
> recommendations re this.
>
> I am looking at any areas of best practice and would be grateful for
> any information anyone can share.
>
> Regards
> Jeanette Armour OHNP
>
>
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