Bianca Neumann - Clinical Director of Grief and Bereavement
Bianca Neumann is Clinical Director of Grief and Bereavement at Sue Ryder (UK) and a PhD researcher in Palliative Care at the End of Life Observatory, Lancaster University.
Bianca leads the strategic development of Sue Ryder’s national bereavement support and public education work, integrating service delivery, research, and public health approaches to grief.
Bianca played a key role in building the foundations of the Grief Kind campaign, developing Sue Ryder’s educational Grief Kind resources, and establishing the clinical and ethical basis for the charity’s first public health focused television campaign on grief.
Through contributions to national and international media, including outlets such as Yahoo News, Stylist, and HELLO! magazine, alongside broadcast television and digital campaigns, her work has reached audiences numbering in the millions, supporting public understanding of grief and compassionate responses to loss.
She holds an MRes in Social Science Research Methods, is a published researcher in bereavement and palliative care, and brings both professional expertise and lived experience of grief to her leadership and media work.
She is also part of national and international steering and expert groups on grief and bereavement, contributing to the development of policy, research agendas, and best practice.
Thoughts from Bianca Neumann - Clinical Director of Grief and Bereavement
Bianca has written various blogs and articles on our website around the subjects of grief and bereavement, which you can read for support and guidance on how to cope through difficult times.