Monthly Archives: February 2023

Why aren’t all funeral directors inspected?
At this time there are no statutory requirements for a funeral director to be inspected for quality or standards...
Compassion in dying new website
Compassion in Dying has launched a new brand and website. The website focuses on enabling people to be in...
Reminder: SAIF vote due by 27th February
There are three candidates standing for election to SAIF’s Executive Committee. Please submit your company’s vote by 5 pm...
How will the Fuller Inquiry affect your funeral business?
The much-publicised Fuller Inquiry has two phases to its consultation: the first includes public mortuaries and the second phase...
Signposting families to bereavement support
There’s a wealth of online materials for bereaved people. Yet research shows that 74% of bereaved people weren’t able...
How do you direct families to the best bereavement advice?
There’s a wealth of online materials for bereaved people. How do you direct families to the most appropriate advice...
Last chance to IFD College 2023 Award
14th February is the deadline date to make a nomination for the 2023 Matthew Gallagher Award. Has someone you...
Campaign: introduce content on bereavement to the national curriculum
SAIF members are being encouraged to support a campaign to include content on dying and bereavement in the schools’...