According to a report published this week by Sands and the Baby Loss Awareness Week Alliance, 60 per cent of bereaved parents who wanted additional psychological support after experiencing baby loss were unable to access it on the NHS.  

Clea Harmer, Chief Executive at Sands, emphasises the importance of the government and the NHS providing free specialist psychological support for bereaved parents, stating that counselling services “should be available on the NHS wherever and whenever they need it.” Continue reading