The NAFD remains concerned about the unfolding news from the police investigation in Hull and our thoughts are with all those affected. However, given the live police investigation, and the fact there are still relatively few details in the public domain, we believe it remains important not to speculate as to what may have happened.…
In today’s Sun Life Cost of Dying Report, which covers the 2023 calendar year, the report notes that funeral costs have only returned to pre-pandemic levels in the last twelve months, with the average cost of funeral arrangements increasing by 4.7% over 2022. It’s worth noting that this is significantly lower than the predicted 7.5%…
NAFD President John Adams, on the final day of his presidential year, urged funeral directors across the UK to help maintain the pressure on Parliament to ensure bereavement education is considered for addition to the Religious, Health and Social Education (RHSE) curriculum in a forthcoming consultation. Click here to download the letter. Find who your…
Research by the National Association of Funeral Directors into delays and capacity crises shows funeral directors unable to protect bereaved families from a fragmented death management system that is struggling to cope with the needs of the nation. The report, entitled ‘Picking up the pieces’, includes feedback from more than 1,000 funeral homes, across all…
New policy report recommends all children in England should receive grief education at school As part of an ongoing collaboration between the University of Bristol, Child Bereavement UK and Childhood Bereavement Network, a new policy report has been published which demonstrates the need to integrate grief education into the statutory curriculum in England, consolidating decades…
Webinar recording: The importance of adding death, dying and bereavement to the National Curriculum This webinar took place on 31 January 2023 and it was about our campaign to add bereavement to the national curriculum. Thanks to everyone who joined the webinar presented by NAFD President John Adams with support from Project Eileen. You can…
