{"id":6544,"date":"2023-09-15T11:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/?page_id=6544"},"modified":"2023-09-14T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:13:04","slug":"links-and-resources-confirmation-of-death","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/links-and-resources-confirmation-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Links and resources &#8211; Confirmation of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Key Resource<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">NHS Education for Scotland (2023)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nesvleprdstore.blob.core.windows.net\/nesndpvlecmsprdblob\/dba0f8ed-0add-4ae8-92d3-e0e1560a6d7b_NESD1821%20CoD%20Intro%20to%20Guidance_v3.0.pdf?sv=2018-03-28&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=jzn41Q52DvNgrhcUKM08XLJ%2BcEOiyQC5vWu8NHyI%2Br4%3D&amp;st=2023-08-30T07%3A51%3A07Z&amp;se=2023-08-30T08%3A56%3A07Z&amp;sp=r\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nesvleprdstore.blob.core.windows.net\/nesndpvlecmsprdblob\/dba0f8ed-0add-4ae8-92d3-e0e1560a6d7b_NESD1821%20CoD%20Intro%20to%20Guidance_v3.0.pdf?sv=2018-03-28&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=jzn41Q52DvNgrhcUKM08XLJ%2BcEOiyQC5vWu8NHyI%2Br4%3D&amp;st=2023-08-30T07%3A51%3A07Z&amp;se=2023-08-30T08%3A56%3A07Z&amp;sp=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidance and supporting resources for Confirmation of Death Procedure&nbsp;in Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Useful Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">NHS Lothian has produced two documents that may be helpful for registered healthcare professionals in Care Homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">&nbsp;<strong>It is important to check your employers own policies and procedures and ensure that, if these are used, they have been approved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/Confirmation-of-Death-Recording-Template-NHSL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Confirmation of Death Recording Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/Confirmation-of-Death-Competency-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Confirmation of Death Competency Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The full NHS Lothian policy, procedures and guidelines are available for review on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/policyonline.nhslothian.scot\/Policies\/Pages\/confirmation-of-death-policy.aspx#undefined1\" target=\"_blank\">NHS Lothian Policy On Line<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">NHS Education for Scotland<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sad.scot.nhs.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.sad.scot.nhs.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Support around Death<\/a> website offers advice, information and further educational resources around the subject of death and dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">TURAS learn provides resources on many health and social care topics, for example: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.nes.nhs.scot\/48977\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/learn.nes.nhs.scot\/48977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spiritual care and healthcare chaplaincy resources<\/a> (you will need to log in to TURAS for access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wellbeinghub.scot\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wellbeinghub.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Wellbeing Hub<\/a> is an online resource for supporting the health and wellbeing of health and social care staff across Scotland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/08\/20230720_221305-scaled.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/08\/20230720_221305-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"a hill with heather\" class=\"wp-image-6547\" 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