Sustaining the health and adult social care workforce
What investments and actions are required to create a sustainable health and social care workforce?

A briefing that expands on aspects of healthcare for families that experience baby loss - discussed in POSTnote 527, Infant Mortality and Stillbirth in the UK
Bereavement Care after the Loss of a Baby in the UK (210 KB , PDF)
When a baby dies the impact on a family can be profound, with many parents reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression for years after their baby has died. In this POSTbrief, the provision of support made available to families is discussed, and an overview of health professionals’ roles is described. The briefing also examines how the provision of post-mortems can offer bereaved parents important insights into why their baby has died, and also to those researchers seeking to understand how best to prevent deaths before birth, and in the earliest days of life.
Bereavement Care after the Loss of a Baby in the UK (210 KB , PDF)
What investments and actions are required to create a sustainable health and social care workforce?
This POSTnote considers the potential impacts of birthrate decline, including on the workforce and the provision of public services.
This POSTnote will assess evidence on existing interventions, including but not limited to whole-school approaches, multi-agency partnerships, consent education, teacher training, and safeguarding protocols.