The Ministry of Justice has today confirmed that the statutory Medical Examiner System will not come into force in the first half of April, as previously announced. Rachel Bradburne, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, said: “Following months (years) of discussions with Government about the introduction of a statutory Medical Examiner scheme, it is incredibly frustrating to…
Former headteacher and Generation Z recruitment expert Alex Atherton Rob White of Fortitude Nicsa Global – an IT Support company working with businesses in the funeral sector – will both address NAFD Conference in May on issues critical to the future success of funeral businesses. Rob, who leads Fortitude Nicsa’s sales and marketing teams will…
NAFD launches new Gold Partner programme offering exclusive support and benefits from a range of partners. As part of a wide ranging review of member benefits, the NAFD is delighted to launch its new Gold Partner programme – a fantastic range of high quality tailored solutions and services, negotiated specifically for NAFD members, including, in…
This week (6 February), all NAFD members are being invited to log into the Association’s brand new Member Portal, that will make managing membership extremely straightforward and enable members to tailor how they receive information and benefits from the NAFD to best suit their needs – all through a secure website dashboard. On Tuesday 6…
Thursday 13-Saturday 15 June 2024, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire More than 200 of the funeral sector’s most innovative firms will be exhibiting at NFE 2024 making it an event not to be missed. Every single one of the stand spaces on the floor plan is now filled, with more than four months still to go until…
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%…
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The Ministry of Justice has today confirmed that the statutory Medical Examiner System will not come into force in the first half of April, as previously announced. Rachel Bradburne, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, said: “Following months (years) of discussions with Government about the introduction of a statutory Medical Examiner scheme, it is incredibly frustrating to…
Former headteacher and Generation Z recruitment expert Alex Atherton Rob White of Fortitude Nicsa Global – an IT Support company working with businesses in the funeral sector – will both address NAFD Conference in May on issues critical to the future success of funeral businesses. Rob, who leads Fortitude Nicsa’s sales and marketing teams will…
NAFD launches new Gold Partner programme offering exclusive support and benefits from a range of partners. As part of a wide ranging review of member benefits, the NAFD is delighted to launch its new Gold Partner programme – a fantastic range of high quality tailored solutions and services, negotiated specifically for NAFD members, including, in…
This week (6 February), all NAFD members are being invited to log into the Association’s brand new Member Portal, that will make managing membership extremely straightforward and enable members to tailor how they receive information and benefits from the NAFD to best suit their needs – all through a secure website dashboard. On Tuesday 6…
Thursday 13-Saturday 15 June 2024, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire More than 200 of the funeral sector’s most innovative firms will be exhibiting at NFE 2024 making it an event not to be missed. Every single one of the stand spaces on the floor plan is now filled, with more than four months still to go until…
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%…
