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If this is an expected death and your family member was in hospital, you would have <span class="noglossary">contact</span> with ''palliative care'' staff. At the death, a family physician or nurse <span class="noglossary">will</span> call you according to your <span class="noglossary">instructions</span>. You can spend some time in the room with your family member. In general, the hospital <span class="noglossary">will</span> wait for the family members to say their goodbyes. | If this is an expected death and your family member was in hospital, you would have <span class="noglossary">contact</span> with ''palliative care'' staff. At the death, a family physician or nurse <span class="noglossary">will</span> call you according to your <span class="noglossary">instructions</span>. You can spend some time in the room with your family member. In general, the hospital <span class="noglossary">will</span> wait for the family members to say their goodbyes. | ||
In some ''hospices'' | In the palliative care wards of some ''hospices'', the deceased may be taken directly to the funeral home. | ||
===Unexpected death in hospital=== | ===Unexpected death in hospital=== | ||