Saad Foundation

THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AMONGST BEREAVED MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY BY THEPROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH THE SUDDEN DEATH PROCEDURECONSISTENT WITH ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES, BUT NOT EXCLUDING BEREAVED MEMBERS OF OTHERRELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES WHERE THE SUDDEN DEATH PROCEDURE, INCLUDING INVASIVE POSTMORTEM PROCEDURES, IS CONTRARY TO THE TENETS OF THEIR BELIEF BY:= PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WHEN DEALING WITH OFFICIAL BODIES SUCH AS THECORONER'S OFFICE, POLICE, GPS AND HOSPITALS;= PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF THE SUDDEN DEATH PROCEDURE ANDHELP IN REPATRIATION OF THE DECEASED'S BODY TO THE FAMILY AS SOON AS PRACTICABLEENSURING THEIR DIGNITY, RESPECT AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS;= PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO BEREAVED FAMILIES, THOUGH DEBATE WITH THE CORONER'S OFFICE,IN ENSURING INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES ARE SENSITIVE TO ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES AND AREPROPORTIONATE AND NECESSARY;= PROMOTING THE USE OF LESS INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES SUCH AS MRI SCAN FACILITIES TO ASCERTAINA CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE FIRST INSTANCE BEFORE RESORT TO FULL POST MORTEM PROCEDURE;= EDUCATING AND RAISING AWARENESS AMONGST PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION AND THE PUBLIC INRESPECT OF ISLAMIC BELIEFS PARTICULARLY AND SENSITIVITIES REGARDING POST MORTEMPROCEDURES AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE LESS INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE TODETERMINE CAUSE OF DEATH;= THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BEREAVED FAMILIES ENABLING THEM TO ACCESSSERVICES IN SUPPORT OF LESS INTRUSIVE PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE A CAUSE OF DEATH WHERETHE PROVISION OF THAT ASSISTANCE WILL RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP,CONSISTENT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CORONER AND THE LAW WITHIN THE UK.DEFINITION: SUDDEN DEATH PROCEDURE MEANS ANY DEATH THAT IS UNEXPECTED, AND UNEXPLAINEDWHICH REQUIRES ENQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION BY THE CORONER'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEATH