Bereavement Research Forum Bereavement Research Forum Dawn Chaplin Head of Bereavement Services, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Uncoordinated Complaints NHS equality award Trust wide, centralised service Views of staff Views of bereaved relatives Views of community groups / religious leaders Review of literature Hospice / palliative care settings Terminally ill / cancer patients Majority of deaths in acute hospitals From deaths other than cancer Multi faith Multi cultural perspectives Parkes, Laungani (1997), Neuberger (1994) Golsworthy (2005), Gatrad, (2002), Katz (1996)… No. of deaths per religion within the hospital Year          2003 2004 2005 2006 Christian 1694 1573 1596 1422 Muslim 82 77 86 82 Jewish 24 19 9 13 Other          610 566 475 551 Total        2410 2235 2166 2068 1.To explore the Abrahamic faith (Christian, Jewish and Islamic) perspectives of dying and death to gain an understanding of end of life requirements and their significance within the bereavement experience. 2.To uncover the ‘lived experience’ of bereavement following the death of a person in an acute hospital setting from the perspective of : the bereaved, doctors, nurses and religious leaders. Background Background Aims of Study Bereavement in the Abrahamic faiths: the lived experiences following the death of a person in an acute hospital setting