title: Communicating with families about post-mortems: practice guidance.
abstract: In January 2001 the Chief Medical Officer announced the Public Inquiry (Redfern Report) into post-mortem practice at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool. It was expected that this inquiry report would influence post-mortem practice in general and communication with parents in particular and in May 2003 a code of practice for clinical staff was produced by the Department of Health (DH) (2003a). This article discusses the code of practice Families and Post Mortems and explores the relevance of these recommendations to neonatal and children's nurses.
authors.affiliation: United Bristol Healthcare Trust.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001344:Autopsy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D033282:Parental Consent / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012944:Social Support; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D006113:United Kingdom