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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 https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
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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.

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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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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/
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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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...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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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.
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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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November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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We are running this session on Ripple Effects Mapping next week - free and open to all. 👇
coastalcch.bsky.social Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Oct 16
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...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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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/...
Turning grief into art
A new exhibition aimed to “unite people in love and loss”
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October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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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...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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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
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October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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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
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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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...

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October 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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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. 🔽
coastalcch.bsky.social Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Oct 16
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...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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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
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October 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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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
coastalcch.bsky.social Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Oct 10
Watch our live scribe video by Liam Calllebout from our Weston-super-Mare community meeting last month. Plenty of discussion as you can see!
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October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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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...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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📢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...
September 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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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.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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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...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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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.
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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.
August 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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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
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August 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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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...
July 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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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.
July 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
lucyselman.bsky.social
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...
July 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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coastalcch.bsky.social
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...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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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...
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Capacity-building Workshops | Coastal Community & Creative Health
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July 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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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.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM