We look forward to sharing our first Hospitals E-Conference, focusing on topics most relevant to those working within and in association with Hospitals across the UK. Our speakers will be addressing the impacts of COVID-19 within their fields to provide relevant guidance and advice. We would like to express the utmost appreciation and gratitude to our essential key workers for their dedication and bravery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our speakers will cover subjects like:

• Organ Donation
• Bereavement & Mortuary Management
• Bereavement and Mortuary Service response to Covid-19
• Self-care during COVID
• Bereavement Support Services
• Psychological Impact of Covid-19 course materials

Our speakers:

   
DR DALE GARDINER
National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation
NHS Blood & Transplant

   
DR SEAN CROSS
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist
King’s College Hospital

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Visiting Senior Lecturer
IoPPN King’s College London

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Clinical Director, Mind & Body Programme
King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre

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Managing Director, Maudsley Learning
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

 
SHAAN MALHOTRA
Group Head of Bereavement & Mortuary Services
Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust

 
AMY HOBSON
Managing Director
Wellbeing Collective

 
KATIE WATSON
Public Sector Manager
Finders International

Relevant Links:

NHSBT

Dr Sean Cross: Future Learn

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/psychological-impact-of-covid-19

Shaan Malhotra – Royal Free

The Wellbeing Collective – More info…

Estimated length of event: 1 hr 30 mins

The digital event designed to bring information to Coroners Service staff as we continue our commitment to supporting the public sector.

Covering such topics:

• NPSAD reporting criteria
• Anti-psychotic medication and lung disease
• Fentanyl related deaths
• Mental health in the UK during COVID-19
• Promotion of good mental health in the workplace
• Organ donation throughout the pandemic
• Guidance from the Chief Coroner
• Research into social management of lone deaths
• Coroners inquest findings & speaking with next of kin

Our speakers:

   
DR DALE GARDINER
National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation
NHS Blood & Transplant

 
FAYE MCGUINNESS
Head of Workplace Wellbeing Programmes
Mind – Mental Health Charity

   
DR CAROLINE COPELAND
Director of The National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths
St Georges/ King’s College London

 
DR GLENYS CASWELL
Senior Research Fellow
(Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
University of Nottingham

 
ELAINE RIDLEY
Public Sector Development Manager
Finders International

Relevant Links:

NHSBT

Chief Coroner Guidance

Mind (Relevant section for all Public Sector)

NPSAD

Glenys Caswell: Details and publications list

If you require further details into the content of the event or our speakers, please do not hesitate to contact the event organiser, Elaine Ridley at: [email protected]

Estimated length of event: 1 hr 30 mins

In our next instalment of our Public Health Act Funerals events, we will be hosting another PHA Funerals E-Conference, with an excellent variety of speakers to contribute to the topic of ‘Pauper’s Funerals’.

What you can expect:

• Catching up with Glenys on her research, examining the effects of lone deaths
• Talks with Nick on his role as a Celebrant and how he officiates services for the deceased especially when there is no next of kin
• Nazia provides legal insights into the ownership of a body, in response to questions raised about what to do when someone refuses to give permission to “dispose” of the body
• A talk from Fiona on topics surrounding her experiences and repatriation of a body with consideration to public health act funerals

Our speakers:  

FIONA GREENWOOD
Operations Director
Rowland Brothers International Funeral Directors

GLENYS CASWELL
Senior Research Fellow
(Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
The University of Nottingham

NICK PULLEN
Independent Funeral Celebrant & Non-Denominational Minister
Fellowship of Independent Celebrants

NAZIA NAWAZ
Lead Partner in Contentious Probate
Ramsdens Solicitors

DAVID LOCKWOOD
Public Sector Business Development Manager
Finders international

Thanks again for viewing our E-Conference. We would really appreciate your feedback. Let us know your opinions, questions you have and what topics you would like to see in future events. You will also be entered into a prize draw to win a £20 Amazon voucher! Click on the link to be taken to the feedback page…

https://form.jotform.com/201945047001343

As you may be aware, we have postponed our Public Health Funerals Conference until 13^th May 2021.

In the meantime, we will be holding a bite-sized e-conference that will be available online for you to watch from 10.30am on the 28^th May.

To view, you will need to sign up as a member, which you can do here.

Finally, please stay safe and we will beat this.