New quality standard from NICE on suicide prevention

People bereaved or affected by a suspected suicide should be given information and offered tailored support, according to a new quality standard from NICE on suicide prevention. The Office for National Statistics published data that showed the suicide rate in the UK has risen for the first time since 2013, with 11.2 deaths recorded as suicide per 100,000 people in 2018 – up from 10.1 in 2017. Those who are bereaved or affected by a suspected suicide are themselves at increased risk of suicide and the quality standard covers five key ways to reduce suicide and help people bereaved or affected by suicide. Professor