Metadata
Title
Inequalities in Access to Bereavement Support Before and During COVID-19: Findings from Voluntary and Community Sector Bereavement Services in the UK
Authors
Selman L; Sutton E; Medeiros Mirra R; Goss S; Longo M; Seddon K; Penny A; Wakefield D; Nelson A; Byrne A; Harrop E
Year
2022
Publication
Palliative Medicine
Abstract
Background/aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in global mass bereavement; in the UK alone there have been 140,000 deaths to date, with a disproportionate impact on Black, Asian or minoritized ethnic (BME) communities. Voluntary and community sector (VCS) bereavement services including hospices play an important role in bereavement support. We aimed to determine services’ perspectives on access to their support.
Authors
Byrne A | Goss S | Harrop E | Longo M | Medeiros Mirra R | Nelson A | Penny A | Seddon K | Selman L | Sutton E | Wakefield D