Lucy Selman

Dr Lesel Dawson, Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East and Prof Lucy Selman.

Dr Lesel Dawson and Prof Guy Poppy.

Prof Lucy Selman addresses the audience.

Dr Lesel Dawson, Dr Kathryn Mannix, Prof Lucy Selman and Baroness Finlay of Llandaff.

Last week @griefcentrebris.bsky.social was launched @houseofcommons.parliament.uk.

Co-founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social were joined by MPs & grief experts from across the UK.

Read Lucy's blog about the launch, why the Centre is needed & future plans.

tinyurl.com/3csfju7c

@lucyselman.bsky.social; @leseldawson.bsky.social

@bristoluni.bsky.social

@drkathrynmannix.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined our London launch, kindly hosted by @cajardinemp.bsky.social at the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk. The Grief Centre aims to make a genuine difference through interdisciplinary research that deepens our understanding of grief & improves support when it matters most

@emilyharrop10.bsky.social @mariecurieppa.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @annefinucane.bsky.social

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📣New paper: Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice

Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📢Calling all GPs! 📢This is a fantastic new course on how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately, developed by @lucyselman.bsky.social & the @goodgrieffest.bsky.social team.

Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026

🔽

#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP

An accompanying policy briefing detailing key findings & recommendations has also been published today:

Bereavement: Systemic reform and targeted action needed to better support Black communities
👉 tinyurl.com/34sh98ac

@policybristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social

📣Out today: “The system doesn’t really cater for the trauma that Black people have experienced” – Experiences of grief and bereavement in Black British and Black Caribbean heritage communities in England: A qualitative study

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac

I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer

"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."

My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.

Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

AXA Safe Spaces – Against domestic and sexual violence Foster safe spaces at work by learning how to Recognize, Respond to and Refer those impacted to specialist services. Create a safe and supportive workplace where everyone can seek help.

Please repost @bright-group.bsky.social @kazjm.bsky.social @drlucypotter.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social @clarethomasvll.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social @christiec.bsky.social @jscottuob.bsky.social @jhorwood.bsky.social safespaces-againstviolence.axa.com/en/

Last chance to book - PEOLC Southwest Research Network Meeting, Tomorrow 6 November 2-4pm, online. We have an exciting list of speakers and interesting talks lined up. Presentations will have a focus on equity. Register here www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@lucyselman.bsky.social

How do older patients with advanced kidney disease, and their family members, understand kidney function and failure? A qualitative study - BMC Nephrology Background Patients approaching kidney failure are increasingly older, and living with multiple long-term conditions. The benefits of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are uncertain for many in this gr...

doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Excellent paper led by Dr Charlotte Snead - we need to find ways of consulting with people about kidney disease that support them to make person-centred decisions.
@lucyselman.bsky.social @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social

We are running this session on Ripple Effects Mapping next week - free and open to all. 👇

Turning grief into art A new exhibition aimed to “unite people in love and loss”

Lovely article in @bristol247.bsky.social about an exhibition 'turning grief into art', which was held in Bristol on Saturday. The exhibition was curated by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social intern Isis Blake.

www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...

Stellar line-up of speakers for our next online Palliative and End of Life Care Southwest Research Network Meeting on 6 Nov. Our focus is equity.
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Listen to CC&CH Co-Investigators speak
David Moss BNSSG ICB & Teresa Salami-Oru Consultant in Public Health
Register here lnkd.in/euB5HEfu
@lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @eastsussexcc.bsky.social

Stellar line-up of speakers for our next online Palliative and End of Life Care Southwest Research Network Meeting on 6 Nov. Our focus is equity.
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

CC&CH Workshop: Why does it matter? Understanding accountability for community outcomes, 4 December 1-3pm. More information and registration here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/why-does-i...

@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Opportunity to learn about Ripple Effect Mapping - a participatory evaluation method that helps to identify and make sense of the wide-ranging impacts of a project or initiative (both intended & unintended), courtesy of @coastalcch.bsky.social, which is co-led by colleague @lucyselman.bsky.social. 🔽

The CC&CH project aims to generate evidence and resources to improve mental health and tackle health inequalities in coastal communities by enhancing and widening access to community assets coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Amazing work by Liam Callebout, who live scribed at our recent community meeting in Weston-super-Mare, where our main focus was creative health. @mobcommassets.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Evaluating Programmes & Creative Engagement Initiatives. Register for our Collaborative workshop exploring methods for evaluating creative engagement initiatives and participatory methods for evaluating programmes www.eventbrite.com/e/evaluating...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

📢Research Handbook on End of Life Care and Society (eds Clark & Samuels) now out OPEN ACCESS.

Delighted to contribute the chapter on bereavement. PDF available here: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...

Grief’s Grace: Launching our Living Archive in Weston-super-Mare. Read Louise Hill-Davis' blog here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/
How do we carry loss and still find strength and connection? When we share it, grief can become a source of grace.
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation. Recording & slides from our latest capacity building workshop are now on our website. coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Figure 1 | Patients have diverse preferences that reflect individual variation in what they consider important. Those planning for life with kidney failure want control over their futures and tend to desire autonomy in treatment decision-making. They will trade off the potential benefits of treatments against an over-riding desire to minimize disruption of daily and family life, responsibilities, and interests. The treatments that patients plan for and receive reflect complex processes involving many actors. Familial, community, societal, cultural, spiritual, clinical, and informational factors shape preferences, restrict or provide treatment options, and guide decisions. Skill, investment, and intentional practice are needed to ensure that patient preferences carry weight in decision-making.

Proud of this Kidney International paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ki.... Nephrology involves optimal delivery of treatments that prolong life, preserve & replace organ function. The art lies in shaping this care to the person.
@rachaelmorton.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social
@flissmurtagh.bsky.social

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. - YouTube

The first seminar of our new series is now available on YouTube! Thanks again to Christy Denckla @hsph.harvard.edu @harvard.edu for a fascinating discussion exploring a public health perspective on grief & bereavement with @lucyselman.bsky.social.

Watch here: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events

If you are interested in bereavement research, join us on 30 July at 2pm (UK time) to hear from Dr Christy Denckla on A Public Health Perspective on Grief & Bereavement

www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Figure 1 Patients have diverse preferences reflecting individual variation in what people consider important. Those planning for life with kidney failure want control over their futures and tend to desire autonomy in treatment decision-making. They will trade-off the potential benefits of treatments against an over-riding desire to minimize disruption of daily and family life, responsibilities, and interests. The treatments patients plan for and receive reflect complex processes involving many actors. Familial, community, societal, cultural, spiritual, clinical and informational factors shape preferences, restrict or provide treatment options, and guide decisions. Skill, investment, and intentional practice is needed to ensure that patient preferences carry weight.

Patient preferences in RRT choice

Review in @kireports.bsky.social www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...

On 30 July we have the first of our new
@griefcentrebris.bsky.social online seminar series. Join us at 2pm to hear Dr Christy Denckla @hsph.harvard.edu talk on A Public Health Perspective on Grief & Bereavement.
Register at:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Last week we had our annual in-person team meeting in Weston. Lovely to welcome colleagues from across sectors from Blackpool/the NW and Hastings/the SW and show them around Weston in the sunshine! Blog here
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WSM-me...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social