Table 1.
Details of organisations and interview participants.
| Organisation ID | Size of Org | Type of service | Group(s) supported | Bereavement services provided (pre-Covid unless stated) |
Geographical area | Interviewee role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Org A | Regional | Hospice | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) and adults following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers; group meetings facilitated by
someone with training; one-to-one support e.g.
counselling Other services: Pre-death support Immediate post-death support Remembrance services Drop-in support |
South East |
A1: Manager A2: Director |
| Org B | Small | Bereavement charity mainly supporting minoritised group (Muslim community) | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) and adults following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings facilitated by someone with training;
one-to-one support e.g. counselling Other services: Pre-death support Drop-in support |
UK wide |
B1: Director B2: Volunteer |
| Org C | Branch of National Organisation | Bereavement charity | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) and adults following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers; group meetings facilitated by
someone with training; one-to-one support e.g.
counselling Other services: Pre-death support |
West Midlands |
C1: Regional Manager C2: Volunteer |
| Org D | Small | Bereavement NGO supporting minoritised group (African Caribbean community) | Bereaved adults following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services; group meetings facilitated by someone with training; one-to-one support e.g. counselling | UK Wide | D1: Director |
| Org E | Regional | Hospice/palliative care service part-funded by NHS, Regional Bereavement Network | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) and adults following death from a life-limiting illness | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers; group meetings facilitated by
someone with training; one-to-one support e.g. counselling;
specialist intervention involving mental health
services/specialist counselling Other services: Pre-death support Immediate post-death support Condolence letters Home visits Remembrance services Support with funerals Walking group Gardening group |
Scotland |
E1: Team Lead E2: Volunteer |
| Org F | Small, Regional | Bereavement charity, Regional Bereavement Network | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers; group meetings facilitated by
someone with training Other services: Pre-death support Immediate post-death support Home visits Drop-in support Online community Activity days |
Scotland | F1: Coordinator |
| Org J | Regional | Charity | Bereavement support for adults following death from a life-limiting illness | Group meetings facilitated by someone with training;
one-to-one support e.g. counselling Other services: Individual and group therapy for people facing death and those close to them |
South West |
J1: Clinical Lead J2: Senior Therapist |
| Org K | Regional | Hospice/palliative care service part-funded by NHS | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) and adults following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers; group meetings facilitated by
someone with training; one-to-one support e.g.
counselling Other services: Pre-death support Immediate post-death support Home visits Remembrance services |
North East |
K1: Senior Practitioner K2: Volunteer |
| Org P | Branch of National Organisation | Palliative care charity | Bereavement support for adults known to the palliative care service following death from a life-limiting illness | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers; group meetings facilitated by
someone with training; one-to-one support e.g. counselling;
specialist intervention involving mental health
services/specialist counselling Other services: Pre-death support Immediate post-death support Condolence letters Home visits Remembrance services |
South East | P2: Specialist Counsellor |
| Org N | Small, Regional | Hospice | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) and adults following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers; group meetings facilitated by
someone with training; one-to-one support e.g. counselling;
specialist intervention involving mental health
services/specialist counselling Other services: Pre-death support Immediate post-death support Home visits Remembrance services Drop-in support Bereavement education for professionals Bereavement sessions in schools and community groups |
Wales |
N1: Team Lead N2: Social Worker |
| Org M | Branch of National Organisation | Bereavement charity | Bereavement support for children and young people (and those caring for them) and adults following all causes of death | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services; one-to-one support e.g. counselling | Northern Ireland |
M2: Regional Manager M3: Volunteer |
| Org Q | National Organisation | Palliative care charity | Telephone bereavement support for adults following death from a life-limiting illness | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
one-to-one support e.g. counselling Other services: Online community |
UK Wide |
Q1: Coordinator Q2: Volunteer |
| Org H | Online Organisation | COVID-specific social media group (non-profit) | Online bereavement support for adults following a death from COVID-19, with counsellors moderating the group | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
online group meetings of peers; online group meetings
facilitated by someone with training Other services: Online community support Training for professionals |
UK Wide | H1: Founder |
| Org L | Online Organisation | COVID-specific social media group (non-profit) | Online peer-to-peer bereavement support for adults following a death from COVID-19 | Information on grief and sign-posting to other services;
group meetings of peers Other services: Online community support Memorial services |
UK wide, Wales |
L1: Founder L2: Regional Administrator |
NGO = non-governmental organisation; NHS = National Health Service (UK).