Working together to tackle inequity in end-of-life care and bereavement support in Weston-super-Mare, UK. Funded by @ahrcpress, coordinated by @PEoLCSW.
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8 Nov 2022
š¢Our new community network will focus on tackling inequities in end-of-life and bereavement in Weston-super-Mare. Huge thanks to @ahrcpress for funding. There will be lots of opportunities to get involved and collaborate. Please join us! Read more hereš
8 Nov 2022
A consortium led by @Lucy_Selman @BristolUni has been awarded Ā£247K by @ahrcpress to tackle inequity in end of life care & bereavement support, and to mitigate social isolation & loneliness in #WestonSuperMare.
bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcā¦
@WsM_Community #HealthInequalities
ALT View of promenade at Weston-super-Mare. Photo by Mark from Flickr under CC licence Attribution 2.0 Generic https://www.flickr.com/photos/61798879@N00/5158837587
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WsM Community Network retweeted
Another brilliant community meeting in Weston-super-Mare recently, discussing and shaping exciting new plans for a Creative Health Board and community chest funding coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/newā¦
@Lucy_Selman @MobCommAssets @WsM_Community @capcbristol
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2 Jul 2025
Can't wait to see this exhibition!š
2 Jul 2025
Starting on Tuesday, an exhibition of creative outputs from the @CoastalCCH 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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5 Jun 2025
We are so proud to be part of this ā¤ļø
30 May 2025
We're delighted to share that @ace_national has highlighted #GoodGriefWeston as āa best practice example of cross-sector collaboration and the role of creativity in promoting health and wellbeing in our communitiesā. Huge thanks to all involved!
Read more: artscouncil.org.uk/creative-ā¦
ALT Four images of Good Grief Weston: a group of people on a pier, parents & children making art; actors standing around a coffin; a Good Grief Weston programme. The text reads 'GOOD GRIEF WESTON: āA BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLE OF CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONā
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3 Jun 2025
Stephanie Meddick-Dyson (@DrStephMeddickD) is inviting people to share their experiences of care in the Intensive Care Unit through focus groups or interviews. Please see the flyer or get in touch with Stephanie for more details
ALT A flyer for Stephanie's study. For more information, visit: https://brave-icu.my.canva.site/#patient-and-family-focus-groups
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8 May 2025
Huge thanks to @drkathrynmannix for a wonderful conversation tonight @frontroomwsm for #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek š A full house and so many important questions from the audience, from DNACPR to including children after a death.
@WsM_Community
@GoodGriefFest
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6 May 2025
Loved our recent event in Weston-super-Mare for @CoastalCCH - and this beautiful illustration by @miss_magpie_spy captures the richness of the discussions so well!
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@ahrcpress @UKRI_News @MobCommAssets @BarbaraMezes @capcbristol
Read about our second discussion forum and World Cafe held in Weston-super-Mare last month
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/newā¦
@Lucy_Selman @MobCommAssets @miss_magpie_spy
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14 Mar 2025
Dr Kathryn Mannix is coming to Weston! āŗļø Can't wait. goodgrieffest.com/events/talā¦
14 Mar 2025
Death is as natural as childbirth; yet, we often do anything we can to avoid talking about it. For #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek in May, we're excited to welcome the incredible @drkathrynmannix to #WestonSuperMare for a very special interview w/ @Lucy_Selman
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WsM Community Network retweeted
21 Jan 2025
Not long until our next course starts @GoodGriefFest! When Grief is Complicated is now registered for 7 CPD credits from the Royal College of Physicians. Just Ā£25, starting 1 Feb 2025.
Please share in your networks.
@doctor_oxford @drkathrynmannix
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2 Jan 2025
New course for the New Year, now open for registration! Starting 1 Feb, just Ā£25 @GoodGriefFest
goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ā¦
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#GriefLiteracy #Equity #hpm
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16 Jan 2025
Researchers at Cardiff University are holding online focus groups to learn about young peopleās experiences of caring and bereavement and what can be done to improve available support available. For further information please visit: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.ukā¦
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16 Jan 2025
This looks brilliant - and only Ā£25(!?)
16 Jan 2025
We're so excited for our new course, When Grief Is Complicated, starting on 1st February! Joined by a host of brilliant people, we'll explore why we can feel āstuckā in grief & strategies to help.
Find out more (& grab your place) here: goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ā¦
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16 Jan 2025
Great to see this blog about some of work this network supported in Weston-super-Mare š
14 Jan 2025
Can cross sector collaboration / integration improve equity in end-of-life care?
Alice Malpass & @Lucy_Selman discuss in this new @capcbristol blog.
ā”ļøcapcbristol.blogs.bristol.acā¦
#endoflifecare #death #dying #bereavement #healthinequalities
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WsM Community Network retweeted
20 Dec 2024
Holidays can be hard when we're grieving, filled w/ memories of those weāve lost. Our new course, When Grief is Complicated, will explore how & why we can feel āstuckā in grief, as well as tools & strategies that might help. Starts 1 Feb, just Ā£25 ā ā¬ļø
goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ā¦
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27 Dec 2024
"Clinicians too have a critical role in reshaping attitudes and so must build their own death and grief literacy."
Changing attitudes to death and grief demands bold action, writes @Lucy_Selman
#ChristmasBMJ
bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q281ā¦
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23 Dec 2024
Now online, my piece for @bmj_latest Christmas edition:
bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q281ā¦
Free access for 50 people: bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmjā¦
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5 Dec 2024
How does social capital relate to effective integration? Now online - our paper using innovative digital mapping methods combined with community meetings and qualitative interviews to understand a local stakeholder ecosystem.
Open access at
sciencedirect.com/science/arā¦
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30 Oct 2024
Read about our recent #GoodGriefWeston festival here š superculture.org.uk/journalsā¦
@WsM_Community @SuperCultureWsM @MobCommAssets @ahrcpress @CoastalCCH @GoodGriefFest
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WsM Community Network retweeted
18 Oct 2024
Did you come to any #GoodGriefWeston events? If so, please send a few minutes filling in this feedback survey. All the data will help us design future events. Thank you!
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@SuperCultureWsM @WsM_Community @DanAldridgeWSM
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13 Oct 2024
Huge thank you to @doctor_oxford for joining us at #GoodGriefWeston last night to talk about her work and her wonderful new book 'The Story of a Heart'. Such a rich and moving discussion, I'm not sure there was a dry eye in the house.
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14 Oct 2024
It was such a joy to interview Julia Samuel MBE & her psychotherapist daughters Emily Samuel & Sophie Samuel - the THERAPY WORKS team! We talked about grief, divorce, eating disorders, infertility & illness as part of #GoodGriefWeston. @GoodGriefFest @SuperCultureWsM
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12 Oct 2024
Great to see a brilliant turn out for this discussion. We have such incredible people in Weston-super-Mare!
More events for #GoodGriefWeston today, join us: superculture.org.uk/projectsā¦
@WsM_Community
12 Oct 2024
We can talk about hard things. We have to.
Last night we hosted a respectful, informed & moving public meeting on Assisted Dying as part of #GoodGriefWeston. Thanks to Dr Fiona Chiplen & John Bailey from @WHCHospice & our MP @DanAldridgeWSM & team for instigating the event.
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