Training

Co-op celebrates one year since signing pledge to raise mental health awareness

This week marks the one year anniversary of Central England Co-op signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge and vowing…

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SOAP BOX: THE NHS CRISIS

As the NHS crisis deepened in early January 2018 and Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt tried to respond to the…

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New partnership champions counselling for bereaved people

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Cruse Bereavement Care (Cruse) have formed a partnership to promote the…

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Top athlete receives sponsorship from funeral directors

Olympic-hopeful long jumper Patrick Sylla is leaping forward with the help of a new sponsor, Douch Family Funeral Directors. The…

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Tutor launches mental health first aid training

Anne Beckett-Allen from Rosedale Funeral Training has extended her portfolio of courses to include the two-day Mental Health First Aid…

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Employee training is worth the investment

If you’ll be taking on new staff in 2018, now is the time to plan ahead. Paula West of B:Exceptional,…

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Funeral professional swims English Channel for charity

On July 2 2017 after many months of cold water training in Dover Harbour, Nichola Murch of T. Cribb and Sons completed…

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New service links funeral directors’ websites to online bereavement counselling

Clients can now access bereavement counsellors directly from funeral directors’ websites, thanks to GriefChat, a brand new service. The online…

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New report provides recommendations for specialist palliative care

A new report examines the role of specialist palliative care in providing support to care homes in England. It was commissioned…

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Humanists UK trains dozens of new funeral celebrants

Since the start of 2017, Humanists UK (formerly known as the British Humanist Association) has trained and accredited over two…

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