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Getting to know Making Families Count – Jan Sunman

5 September 202317 July 2019 by Jan Sunman

This is the third of a series of blogs in which the members of Making Families Count write about their personal journey and why working with MFC means so much to them.  This blog features MFC Director Jan Sunman. I became involved with Making Families Count, after the death of …

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Making an impression at the Patient Safety Congress

7 November 202511 July 2019 by Rosi Reed

This time last week I was at the Patient Safety Congress in Manchester. I had an excellent time and met so many interesting and impressive people. It was also an opportunity to do a lot of networking (which is always so valuable) and meet up with people I’ve worked with in …

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Getting to know Making Families Count – Rosi Reed

3 August 202326 June 2019 by Rosi Reed

This is the second of a series of blogs in which the members of Making Families Count write about their personal journey and why working with MFC means so much to them. ROSI REED (Administrator – Making Families Count) I’m proud of working for Making Families Count but the price …

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Getting to know Making Families Count – Stephen Habgood

5 September 202313 June 2019 by Stephen Habgood

This is the first of a series of blogs in which the members of Making Families Count write about what drew them into the work they do and how they feel about it. It’s another way of getting to know the individual members of MFC and gaining a better understanding of …

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Staff inspired to “make families count” after training to improve practice and engagement

3 August 202322 May 2019 by Rosi Reed
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On 13 May 2019 the first of two “Making Families Count” training events was held by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) to help staff work more compassionately and effectively with families whose loved ones have died or been seriously hurt while under the Trust’s care. Getting family engagement …

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We are adding information regularly so do keep checking back to see what's there.

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Join us for our lunchtime seminar series this Autumn 

Autumn programme of lunchtime seminars is now open for booking. These seminars are for healthcare professionals and families. They explore key issues for anyone working with traumatically bereaved or harmed families.  

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Our latest blog:

Caring in the community: what is it really? 

Healthcare policy increasingly points towards more care in the community. 
The language is positive. Collaboration. Partnership. Co-production. Person-centred care. Recovery. 

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Resources for People Bereaved by Suicide

Read about the resources we have created to offer some comfort, recognition, and companionship in the aftermath of bereavement by suicide, whether it seems the person intended to take their own life, or their intention was unclear.

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Our E-Learning Resource

As part of our project “Life Beyond the Cubicle”, we have developed eLearning resources. Life Beyond the Cubicle helps those working in mental health services and emergency departments to work well with families during a mental health crisis.

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Life Beyond the Cubicle

Recent Posts

  • Caring in the community: what is it really? 
  • My Brother Wanted to Live
  • A mother’s fear. A system’s silence 
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  • We are 
  • Resources for people bereaved by suicide: please pass on these details to anyone who might benefit    

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