Emergency department follow-up of bereaved relatives: an audit of one particular service.
BACKGROUND
Although much has been written about the treatment of bereaved relatives in emergency departments, very little has been published about their follow-up after they have left the department.


METHODS
One model of follow-up is described, in which relatives are invited to a meeting in the department 4-6 weeks after their loss. In this model, it is emphasised that the follow-up is not a counselling session but an opportunity to ask questions, and an audit of the service is presented.


CONCLUSIONS
It is suggested that the provision of information is theoretically beneficial to the bereavement process.
Parris
R J
RJ
Emergency Department, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton NHS Trust, Bolton, UK.
Schlosenberg
J
J
Stanley
C
C
Maurice
S
S
Clarke
S F J
SF
D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies