For Specialist Palliative Care Clinicians

Better bereavement outcomes are a goal of palliative care. Standards and policies recommend support should be provided to caregivers/families of palliative care patients, at and beyond the time of death.

Specialist Palliative Care bereavement literature

Bereavement standards of care

COVID-19

This Bereavement care guide by NSW Health provides recommendations for supporting the bereavement care of people impacted by COVID-19 related deaths, and other deaths during the pandemic.