Our focus at Balanced Wheel is helping people who have experienced grief and loss find a balanced state of well-being.

• Bereaved people make greater use of healthcare services including GP services, mental health services, acute and psychiatric hospitals, and consumption of medicines. 

• Pre-Covid, In Scotland, there is evidence that shows that the death of a spouse is associated with increased mortality and also with longer hospital stays, costing £20 million each year (this would be eight times higher in England)

• In the workplace, impacts include sickness absence, morale, productivity and retention.

We also know that 55% of bereaved people do not accept help. We intend to make communities grief sensitive and friendly.