Month: November 2019

The ICCM, in association with Orthometals, has launched a scheme to recycle pacemakers removed prior to cremation that will run alongside the ICCM Recycling of […]

The National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) aims to improve the bereavement care parents receive after pregnancy or baby loss. It helps professionals to support families […]

The Able Futures programme is a free scheme being run for the DWP for people in employment who may be struggling with mental health issues. […]

The Ministry of Justice has released Technical Guidance relating to the operation of the Children’s Funeral Fund for England. The Guidance can be seen here. […]

The Competition and Markets Authority has published a working paper as part of their investigation into the funerals sector. The paper, Approach to profitability and […]

The latest (September 2019) edition of the Medical Examiner Bulleting can be viewed here.

The Scottish Government has issued revised Guidance on the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019 – a copy can be downloaded here. The Scottish Government has also […]

At the ICCM Learning Convention Dr Julie Rugg presented the results of research carried out by herself and Dr Sarah Jones looking at how much […]

The Scottish Government Burial and Cremation Policy Team are encouraging anyone who works with bereaved families to watch a video produced by the NHS Education […]