Impact of Covid-19 bereavements has 'serious consequences' on health and wellbeing

The UK Commission on Bereavement's (UKCB) Bereavement is everyone's business report found that there were approximately 750,000 excess bereavements during the pandemic, with 40% of people not receiving any form of formal support needed. The 250-page report conducted a nation-wide call for evidence between Autumn 2021 and March this year, drawing over 10,000 responses from the public, as well as organisations and professionals working with bereaved people. It found there was an estimated total of 6.8 million bereavements in the UK throughout 2020 and 2021 - 750,000 more than expected b...