The Good Grief Trust’s Linda Magistris on how best to offer help and hope to bereaved people, and peer-to-peer support for healthcare professionals

Grief is a universal human experience, and the support people receive in the aftermath of a bereavement can have ongoing implications for their health and wellbeing. Linda Magistris, CEO and Founder of The Good Grief Trust, talks to MIMS Learning deputy editor Rhiannon Ashman about effective signposting for bereaved people, appropriate language around death, peer-to-peer support for healthcare professionals, and the popularity of ‘grief cafes’.  

After listening to this podcast, healthcare professionals should be more able to:

• Recall how to effectively signpost people who have been bereaved to support and up-to-date information
• Use appropriate and thoughtful language around death and bereavement
• Understand the implications on people’s mental and physical health of not receiving the right support at the right time
• Help to normalise feelings of grief for those who have been bereaved
• Know where to access peer support around grief and bereavement

You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Useful links

Resources from MIMS Learning

End of life care: a guide for GPs and nurses

Managing diabetes in people nearing the end of life

Managing respiratory problems in palliative care

End of life care in children

External resources

The Good Grief Trust

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