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Lucy Selman

@lucyselman.bsky.social
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Professor Palliative & End of Life Care, Uni. of Bristol. Equity, community, communication, bereavement. Founding Director Good Grief Festival bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky… goodgrieffest.com orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26

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Dr Catriona R Mayland @catrionamayland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#Racism shapes experiences of #grief 📝New study with @sbajwah.bsky.social Largest UK qualitative investigation of #bereavement with ethnically diverse communities⬇️ link.springer.com/article/10.1... @lucyselman.bsky.social @jonathankoffman.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Development of the ‘Culturally Informed Ecological Model of Grief’ – a national qualitative study of bereavement experiences among ethnically diverse communities - BMC Medicine
Background Among people from ethnically diverse communities, evidence regarding bereavement experiences and support needs is limited; there are known inequities in access to formal bereavement support...
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Register now for our WsM community network meeting 24 September at TheCampus. We'll share updates on the CC & CH project & discuss how we provide a supportive system for people with serious illness, their families & everyone close to them www.ticketsource.com/alice-malpas... @lucyselman.bsky.social
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"Coastal Community and Creative Health" at The Campus,
Tickets are now available for Coastal Community and Creative Health at The Campus,, Weston-super-Mare on Thursday 24th September 2026 at 9:00AM. Click the link for further information and to secure yo...
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Congratulations to @drpoco.bsky.social & @lucyselman.bsky.social whose 'Bridging the Gap' project is one of the 6 announced.⬇️ The study will focus on improving communication between hospitals & GPs when people with serious, life-limiting illness are discharged. 👉Read the news: tinyurl.com/2wjh2dtf
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2026: Marie Curie research projects to improve end-of-life-care | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Grateful to such incredible contributors to our work @griefcentrebris.bsky.social
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Read about CC&CH's David, Joss and Jayne's trip to London to present at @thekingsfund.bsky.social about the role communities can play in improving wellbeing. coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Taking... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
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Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Last month, Lucy Selman, Professor of Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Bristol, gave her inspiring inaugural lecture, reflecting on her career and the insights she has gained along the way. Watch the recording here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTzK... @lucyselman.bsky.social
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Prof. Lucy Selman - Vulnerability as Strength: A Journey in Palliative Care and Bereavement Research
YouTube video by The Grief Channel
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Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Very pleased to share PEOLC group member Emma Gilbert's new paper published in the International Journal of Prison Health @lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social www.emerald.com/ijoph/articl...
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Join us at Good Grief Hastings, 22-25 May. The festival will explore how creativity, conversation and community can help people support one another through grief and loss. 18hours.org.uk/good-grief-f... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
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Good Grief Hastings - 18 Hours
A new festival exploring grief, love and loss is coming to Hastings Friday 22 May – Monday 25 May (Spring Bank Holiday) 2026 Good Grief Hastings will explore how creativity, conversation and community...
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Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This Dying Matters Awareness Week, Good Grief Festival are relaunching their Grief and Bereavement in Primary Care course as a flexible, on demand course. Find out more & register here www.goodgrieffest.com/grief-in-pri... @lucyselman.bsky.social @goodgrieffest.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
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Grief and Bereavement in Primary Care - Good Grief
Our online course is designed for GPs and primary care professionals who want to build knowledge and skills in supporting bereaved patients.
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Feel free to come long/watch online if you're interested in hearing a bit about my work to date. www.eventbrite.com/e/lucy-selma...?
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Lucy Selman - Inaugural Lecture
Join us in celebrating Professor Lucy Selman at her Inaugural Lecture.
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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
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.
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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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
@lucyselman.bsky.social; @leseldawson.bsky.social@bristoluni.bsky.social@drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📣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/...
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📢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
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
📣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
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“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
People from Black and other minoritized ethnic communities are known to experience health and social care inequities, including barriers to accessing bereavement support. However, bereavement exper...
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 23/11/2025
"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...
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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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Dr Alison Gregory @dralisongregory.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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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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.
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Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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
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barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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
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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...
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
We are running this session on Ripple Effects Mapping next week - free and open to all. 👇
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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/...
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Turning grief into art
A new exhibition aimed to “unite people in love and loss”
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
📢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...
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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
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barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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
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.
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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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...
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 27/07/2025
Patient preferences in RRT choice Review in @kireports.bsky.social www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
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.
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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...
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Watch our capacity-building workshops "A changing landscape and the need for complexity-informed approaches" and "Trauma-informed practice: Tools, stories, and strategies for impact" coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @buketkara.bsky.social
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Capacity-building Workshops | Coastal Community & Creative Health
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Do you work for a bereavement service? If so, pls take a look at this v. short survey for a project we are running to support the analysis of qualitative client feedback data. Open until 31 July. There'll also be a focus group on 17 Sept - see flyer. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/be...
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barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
📢 In BMJo: That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis-a qualitative analysis of older patients’ & family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment rdcu.be/ewi4l @lucyselman.bsky.social @leilarooshenas.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social
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‘That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis’ – a qualitative inductive thematic analysis of older patients’ and their family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment decision-making - BMC Neph...
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly common amongst frail older patients with multiple health problems. These patients typically decide between kidney replacement therapy (KRT) with...
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A wonderful day at Goldney House with @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social for the launch of The Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement (1 July). 🎉 The Centre will focus on interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary research into grief, death & loss. See: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk
Professor Lucy Selman and Dr Lesel Dawson, University of Bristol.Guests at the launch event.Guests on the lawn with Goldney House in the background.
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
1/3 Coming up: Life in a Coastal Town - a new free exhibition exploring #MentalHealth and community, Weston Museum, Weston-super-Mare, 8-17 July 2025. The exhibition shares original artwork by local people exploring their experiences during some of life's toughest times. More info: bit.ly/4ltc4H8
Portrait by Jake Hurle.Exhibition flyer
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Starting on Tuesday, an exhibition of creative outputs from the @coastalcch.bsky.social research project, created by young refugees, people in recovery from substance use, and bereaved people. Visit at Weston Museum, 8-17 July. Read all about it: shorturl.at/10dPx
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Life in a Coastal Town: New exhibition explores mental health and community through art
How does it feel to live in Weston-super-Mare when you are struggling with your mental health? What resources exist in the local community – and what barriers are there to accessing them? A new free e...
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Plenary day! Thanks for the invitation to present at the public health & palliative care research seminar - papers below if you want to learn more. Some great talks today & a hour spent zine-ing 👌 ✂️📰🖊️ @eapcvzw.bsky.social @coastalcch.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Great to be in Victoria for the @eapcvzw.bsky.social public health palliative care reference group research seminar. This evening we are hearing the brilliant @waitingroomrev.bsky.social talking about their new book, Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest.
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barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
www.kireports.org/article/S246... If all roads to lead to dialysis, the kidney failure population will experience unmet needs unseen for decades. @lucyselman.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @kidneycoalition.bsky.social @rcpdmeetings.bsky.social @kidneyint.bsky.social
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IMPACT CKD – all roads must not lead to dialysis
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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Congratulations Catriona! 👏🎉
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Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
📣 New #OpenAccess paper: “Bereavement Training in the Workplace, Can it Help Bridge the Grief Support Gap? A Qualitative Evaluation of Employers’ and Employees’ Views” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Supported by @arcnenc.bsky.social #Bereavement #Qualitative #Research #PalliativeCare
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