Led by GIRES, in collaboration with Hospice UK and Marie Curie, the Being Ready Project seeks to improve trans and gender-diverse people’s experiences of death, dying and bereavement care in England and Wales by developing and delivering high-quality, client-focused training to the relevant professionals.

Training will cover:

• Introduction to trans and gender diversity.
• Admin – data collection, the law and good practice.
• End-of-Life and Palliative care experiences.
• Death registration, including coroner involvement.
• Care of the body of a person who has died.
• Funerals and memorials.
• Bereavement care.
• Navigating conflict.
• Signposting to appropriate services.
• Safeguarding.
• Inclusive policy.

Participants will also be given a learning resource which they can use as a reference in their workplace.