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Sentinel Bereavements: Understanding the Clinical and Institutional Frameworks

"In the field of healthcare governance and patient safety, the term "sentinel bereavement" refers to a specific, tragic category of loss. It is classified as a sentinel event—a patient safety event (not primarily related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying condition) that reaches a patient and results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm. When applied to bereavements, this signifies a loss that occurred due to system failures, medical errors, or lapses in institutional oversight rather than the expected progression of disease. These events are fundamentally different from ordinary grief experiences becaus..."

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