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Help is there for bereaved families

Hospice and hospital officials with charity Applause For Jake Watson earlier

Public and third sector united in support

A new service aimed at easing the strain on bereaved families has been officially launched this afternoon.

The initiative - a partnership between the health service and Hospice Isle of Man - comes almost a year after the sudden death of 14 year-old Manx boy Jake Watson.

His mother, Leanna, has since campaigned for more guidance to be offered to relatives in the immediate aftermath of losing a loved one.

Noble's Hospital Pathology Manager Steve Doyle explains what grieving families will now have access to.

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