The work of the Deceased Management Advisory Group (DMAG), of which the NAFD is a founding member, has been considered highly influential and valued, during the pandemic, by representatives of the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice, and devolved administrations.
In July’s Funeral Director Monthly, there’s a feature on the Charitable Brothers of Saint-Eloi, based in Bethune in France, which was founded in the 12th Century to help families bury their loved ones during another pandemic – the plague – when gravediggers found themselves overwhelmed by the number of deaths.
June 30, 2020Is your workplace COVID-Secure? The majority of funeral homes have remained open throughout the pandemic and will already have in place clear guidance for staff relating to social distancing, safe ways of working, hygiene and infection control – based on Public Health guidance relevant to the part of the UK in which the…
10 June, 2020COVID-19 – the next steps With mortality rates at more normal levels and governments slowly lifting lockdown, it can feel as though the pandemic is coming to a close. However, COVID-19 has dramatically reshaped the future business outlook for all funeral firms and this feature looks at what firms should be thinking about…
In view of the rapidly developing situation in respect of Coronavirus in the UK, the NAFD has today (3 March 2020) released its new Pandemic Planning Guide to all funeral firms in the UK, irrespective of trade association membership. The new guide for NAFD members, written by NAFD Past President Alison Crake of Crake and…
