Lucy Selman
@lucyselman.bsky.social
Professor Palliative & End of Life Care, Uni. of Bristol. Equity, community, communication, bereavement.
Founding Director Good Grief Festival https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26
Founding Director Good Grief Festival https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26
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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
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
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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
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
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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
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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
📣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/...
Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
📣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/...
Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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📢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
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#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026
🔽
#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
📢 New course alert!
Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan
Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...
Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan
Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
📢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
Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026
🔽
#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
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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
Bereavement: Systemic reform and targeted action needed to better support Black communities
👉 tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
@policybristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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
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
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
📣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
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
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"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...
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...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"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...
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...
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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/
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November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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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
@lucyselman.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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
@lucyselman.bsky.social
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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
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
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
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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
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. 👇
Introduction to Ripple Effect Mapping 5 Nov 1-3pm This interactive workshop will introduce the ripple effect mapping method and guide participants through how it can be applied in practice www.eventbrite.com/e/introducti...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We are running this session on Ripple Effects Mapping next week - free and open to all. 👇
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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/...
www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...
Turning grief into art
A new exhibition aimed to “unite people in love and loss”
www.bristol247.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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/...
www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...
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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
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
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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
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
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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
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
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
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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
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@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
www.eventbrite.com/e/why-does-i...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
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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. 🔽
Introduction to Ripple Effect Mapping 5 Nov 1-3pm This interactive workshop will introduce the ripple effect mapping method and guide participants through how it can be applied in practice www.eventbrite.com/e/introducti...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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. 🔽
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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
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
@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
Watch our live scribe video by Liam Calllebout from our Weston-super-Mare community meeting last month. Plenty of discussion as you can see!
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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
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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
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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
@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...
Delighted to contribute the chapter on bereavement. PDF available here: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...
September 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
📢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...
Delighted to contribute the chapter on bereavement. PDF available here: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...
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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
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
September 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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
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
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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
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
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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
@rachaelmorton.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social
@flissmurtagh.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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
@rachaelmorton.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social
@flissmurtagh.bsky.social
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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
Watch here: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events
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August 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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
Watch here: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events