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Sudden death in the home:
dealing with the aftermath
25 March 2014
CIH Scotland Office
DEALING WITH SUDDEN
DEATH AT HOME
Olive Bain
Housing Support Manager
DEATH AT HOME
• What should happen when someone
is found dead at home?
• Who should be notified?
• What procedures need to be
followed?
DEATH AT HOME
• Treat all sudden deaths as suspicious
• Where there are obvious signs of
suspicious circumstances keep the
area free
• If family are in the house try to keep
calm and get appropriate information.
DEATH AT HOME
• Who needs to be contacted?
• The Emergency Services: ambulance
and police if necessary
• The GP in order to certify death before
the body can be moved
• Line manager to check what other
services are involved.
DEATH AT HOME
• what should happen if:-
• the person receives service from
a registered service
• Inform Care Inspectorate (if you are
the one who found them)
• Write up serious incident report for
Chief Executive.
DEATH AT HOME
• The property is not fit for relet?
• Organise a house clean. (if needs be
liaise with Police)
• Allow family time to deal with removing
personal effects etc. Usually 2 weeks
this can be extended in extreme
circumstances.
DEATH AT HOME
• If there is no family. • The nominated person should gather relevant
information and inform the Council staff at
Mortonhall Crematorium of a possible
Indigent Dead Funeral?
• Who is the nominated person?
• Police
• Social worker
• Relative of the deceased
• Neighbour
• Family friend
DEATH AT HOME
• What will staff at Mortonhall do?
• The Mortuary Assistants will remove
the body if no other plans have been
made.
• There will be a search for family
• If none they will organise a funeral
DEATH AT HOME
The Council has a legal duty
to arrange the burial or
cremation of anyone found
dead in their area
DEATH AT HOME
• the estate may well fall to the
Crown as Ultimus Haeres (UH)
and therefore becomes the
responsibility of the National UH
Unit for investigation and
subsequent reporting.
DEATH AT HOME
• If no relatives can be traced the Unit
will pass information regarding the
estate to the office of the Queen’s
and Lord Treasurer’s
Remembrancer (QLTR) who will
administer any estate which has
fallen to the Crown
DEATH AT HOME
• Questions
Sudden death in the home-dealing
with the aftermath
25th May 2014
presented by Carrie Fordham
Business Development Manager
Slide 14
Purpose of today's meeting • Discuss the what we find when dealing with this sensitive issue
• Discuss what we do in this situation
• Discuss how we can help
what we find when dealing with this
sensitive issue
Discuss what SitexOrbis do in this
situation
Discuss how we can help
What happens next?
Question & Answer Session
Can i ask what you got out from todays session?
Supporting bereaved people in Scotland since 2002
John Birrell Accredited Trainer
Supporting bereaved people in Scotland since 2002
• About CBCS • About CBCS services • Sudden death in the home • Support for the family • Support for the staff • Training available
About CBCS
• Established in England in 1958
• First Scottish branch 1960s
• Scottish service devolved from UK in 2002
• Registered Scottish charity
• Company limited by guarantee
• 22 community based teams across 10 regions
• 333 volunteers; 3 w/t and 7 p/t staff
About CBCS services
• Phoneline – over 12,000 calls per year
• Literature – range of publications
• One-off sessions and drop-in groups
• Grief Assessment – those identified “at risk”
• One-to-One Support - 7,500 hours per year
• Support for bereaved children and young people
Sudden death at home
Infrequent
Traumatic
Aftermath
Deaths in hospital
Within 6 hours of a death most people will be back home
When Someone Has Died information for you
• Tell close family and friends • Collect the death certificate • Register the death • Start to think about the funeral • Look for the person’s will
Sharing the story
1. Accept the reality of what has happened
2. Experience the pain
Guidelines
• Listen to the stories
• Use person’s name
• Allow people time
• No right and wrong way to grieve
• Practical help can be good
• Resist platitudes
• Offer literature
Risk awareness
• Accidents
• Alcohol / Drugs
• Driving
• Eating
• Illness
• Nightmares
• Sleeping
• Suicidal
Resources
Cruse: 0845 600 2227
- www.crusescotland.org.uk
NHS Inform
- www.nhsinform.co.uk/bereavement
Leaflets:
Living through Loss
We’re sorry to hear
Time with the children
Consider a grief box
Looking after ourselves
Training
E-learning on Loss and Bereavement for NHS Scotland
Validated courses in Bereavement Care
Bespoke workshops for staff at all levels