Last month's Creative Fusion Festival in Blackpool brought together over 400 young people, creative practitioners and researchers to celebrate Blackpool's wealth of creative talent among young people. coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Creati... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

📊 A new dashboard developed through the @coastalcch.bsky.social brings together Blackpool’s health needs data and a directory of local arts, cultural and VCFSE organisations. Find out how it could support funding, partnership working and service development 👇 arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/new-dashboar...

New Dashboard Developed Through Coastal Community & Creative Health Project - ARC-NWC

As part of the Coastal Community & Creative Health project, partners have been working together to develop a new dashboard that brings together Blackpool’s health needs assessment data alongside a map...

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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

"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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📌ICYMI: Developed with @ncch.bsky.social, this report takes a closer look at how creative health has been embedded within Gloucestershire’s Integrated Care System—one of the most established examples in England. Read the report here - ncch.org.uk/uploads/Embe...

National Centre for Creative Health@ncch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NCCH & @mobcommassets.bsky.social report shares how Gloucestershire's ICB has embedded creative health across its system. The report shows that system change begins with early champions who hold both vision and influence. Read here: ncch.org.uk/uploads/Embe... Photo credit: Leylan Ozkan

Pleased to share Kristof Santa’s literature review:Perceived barriers and facilitators of accessing statutory and non-statutory services, in disadvantaged communities in England: a co-produced qualitative review www.ssph-journal.org/journals/pub... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

SSPH+ | Perceived barriers and facilitators of accessing statutory and non-statutory services, in disadvantaged communities, in England: a co-produced qualitative review

ObjectivesThis review explored the perceived barriers and facilitators to accessing statutory and non-statutory health and social care services among disadva...

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MUST READ: Delighted to share our new article on tackling neighbourhood health inequalities through cross-sector collaboration & community engagement. Findings from 27 projects & 12k+ participants highlight trust, intersectionality & community-led approaches. 🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fpub...

Frontiers | Tackling neighborhood health inequalities in the UK through cross-sector collaborations and community engagement: thematic synthesis of focus group and questionnaire data

BackgroundCommunity engagement has become an increasingly common approach to addressing health inequalities. A three-phase UK-wide interdisciplinary, multice...

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The latest monthly NCCH newsletter is now available. Featuring: • NCCH's event as part of Healing Arts Birmingham • Creative Health Leads in Systems Programme • Evidence on healthy ageing & more Read here: mailchi.mp/ncch/june202...

The CC&CH project about mental health is working with co-researchers in 3 coastal towns. Read about the experience and impact of this here coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#A_Co-R... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

💭Can simplifying language for inclusion sometimes have the opposite effect? In a new blog, Danny Sherwood explores how assumptions about what people can engage with may limit participation and why people with lived experience should decide themselves what they understand tinyurl.com/mrxrramx

It's Hospice UK's Dying Matters Awareness Week and this year's theme is 'Let’s talk about Death and Dying'. The mission of Dying Matters is to break down the stigma and taboo of talking about death and dying. www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaign... @lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026 will take place from the 4-10 May. This year's theme is 'Let’s talk about Death and Dying'.

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'Singing Through Bereavement and in End of Life Care’ 5pm today, as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week. This event explores how singing and music can help us express emotion and stay connected towards the end of life and in bereavement. Register here www.ticketsource.com/goodgrieffes...

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A creative exploration of the Wills Tobacco Archive in Bristol, UK has been awarded @unesco-bridges.bsky.social validation. In this blog, Alice Malpass & Barbara Caddick describe the multidisciplinary approach taken & make the case for arts & humanities in health research. 👉 tinyurl.com/53mcvc6v

Congratulations to PEOLC members Lucy Pocock & Rachel Davies who have been awarded the grant of "Listening carefully: A trauma informed approach to involving people with serious illness in palliative and end-of-life research" from the NIHR SPCR PPI Enablement Fund @drpoco.bsky.social

Great new blog on our website by Merle, one of our Hastings co-researchers coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#A_Co-R... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Dying Matters Awareness Week event: 7 May When Music Holds Us - Singing Through Bereavement and in End of Life Care (in-person event in Bristol) www.ticketsource.com/goodgrieffes... @lucyselman.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Our recent community network meeting in Blackpool included talks from Empowerment Charity, Move Together Blackpool and House of Wingz as well as a fun dance session! coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Fourth... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

From Workshop Participants to Community Advocates, read the latest blog by lived experience participants from our creative workshops in Weston coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#From_W... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Dying Matters Awareness Week event: 6 May online webinar with Dr Emily Harrop: Understanding and Optimising the Benefits of Bereavement Support www.ticketsource.com/goodgrieffes... @lucyselman.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

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

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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New online course: Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care, specifically designed for GPs & primary care professionals who want to enhance their knowledge & skills in supporting bereaved patients & navigating conversations about grief, death & end of life www.goodgrieffest.com/grief-in-pri...

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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Read all about our community network meeting in Weston-super-Mare last month which included speakers from BNSSG ICB, VANS and Super Culture as well as a fun zine-making session coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Fourth... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Last Word: Doing Death Differently starts on BBC Radio 4 today and runs all week looking at how our attitudes to death, dying and the way we memorialise our dead have changed. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Lucy Selman advised on the series and is interviewed in today's episode. @lucyselman.bsky.social

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word: Doing Death Differently - Episode guide

All episodes of Last Word: Doing Death Differently

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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

Prof. Lucy Selman - Vulnerability as Strength: A Journey in Palliative Care and Bereavement Research

YouTube video by The Grief Channel

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Rethinking ‘Capacity Building’ in Coastal Communities. What if the goal is not just building capacity, but building communities? Latest blog here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#From_W... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

ICYMI: The MCA programme, @ncch.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk & their partners hosted an insightful webinar showcasing 4 presentations that each made a case for the increasingly urgent need to build an economic case for creative health. Tune into the recording on our website ncch.org.uk/news/creativ...

Read about the Style Assembly: A Youth-Led Launch for Creative Fusion in Blackpool that took place last month at House of Wingz. coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Style_... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Read about our latest discussion forum in Hastings where we explored how creative health can be embedded locally and we even enjoyed a sound bath too! coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Third_... @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

A fantastic morning in Weston last week at our community meeting discussing the community chest fund, creative health board and plans for Good Grief Weston, finishing off with some zine-ing with Zara from Weston Artspace @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

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...?

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 · 5mo ago

🎉 Congratulations 🎉 to Prof @lucyselman.bsky.social who will be delivering her Inaugural Lecture @bristoluni.bsky.social, on 24 March 2026, 5-7pm. Title: 'Vulnerability as Strength: A journey in palliative care and bereavement research'. All welcome! 🎟️Tickets: tinyurl.com/6kfyjfwv @sapc.ac.uk

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