Bryony Kendall and I were so very proud to win the 2025 GP Award at the RCGP Mersey annual awards last night. Awarded for our work to develop a framework for General Practice to use in the event of the death of a child. @rcgp.bsky.social #rcgpawards
Jonathan Griffiths
@drjongriffiths.bsky.social
GP, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, RCGP Mersey Faculty
So proud to have won an RCGP Daffodils Standards Award in the ‘Addressing Inequalities in End of Life’ category. Bryony and I have been awarded this for our work to develop and publish ‘When a child dies - a Framework for General Practice’. @MarieCurieEOLC @rcgp @NHSCandM @RCGPAC #rcgpac
Excellent Expedition Medicine course/expedition to Mount M’Goun. Read all about it here in my latest blog: drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/m... #expeditionmedicine #morocco #atlasmountains #trekking #expedition
Morocco MAX – Expedition Medicine with Wilderness Medical Training
Expedition Medicine is a growing field. This course in the Atlas Mountains was an excellent training ground.
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Thanks to @pulsetoday.bsky.social and @emmajourno.bsky.social for writing about our new guidance for GPs on what to do when a child dies. We hope our guidance will be used by GPs up and down the country to help support bereaved parents. www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica... #bereavement #childdeath
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Presented a webinar to Cheshire and Merseyside General Practice colleagues this lunchtime on our recently published document 'When a Child Dies - a Framework for General Practice'. Such an important area to get right. 👉 Access the Framework here www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/latest/publi...
Child Death Framework
Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child
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If you are an #NHS #GeneralPractitioner, how equipped do you feel to manage the death of a child and support the bereaved parents? We have produced a Framework to help. Please read and share! 👉 www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk//latest/publ... #childdeath #bereavement #childloss
Child Death Framework
Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child
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I'm happy to talk to anyone about our new Framework including why and how we produced it. @pulsetoday.bsky.social @gponline.bsky.social @emmajourno.bsky.social @hsj.co.uk @bmj.com
Jonathan Griffiths@drjongriffiths.bsky.social · last yr.We have recently published a new framework to support General Practice in the event of the death of a child. "When a Child Dies - a Framework for General Practice" is a practical guide for GPs in Cheshire and Merseyside, but applicable to all. www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/latest/publi...
We have recently published a new framework to support General Practice in the event of the death of a child. "When a Child Dies - a Framework for General Practice" is a practical guide for GPs in Cheshire and Merseyside, but applicable to all. www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/latest/publi...
Child Death Framework
Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child
cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
🕊️ When a child dies, GPs face profound professional & personal challenges. My latest blog promotes framework to help navigate this heartbreaking situation. A must-read for all in primary care. 👉 drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/w... #MedTwitter #GP #PrimaryCare #childbereavement
When a child dies – a Framework for General Practice
Today, I’m writing to GPs. One of the great privileges and challenges of General Practice is the breadth of what we see. While many presentations are common, every now and then we are confronted wi…
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When a child dies – a Framework for General Practice. This will help GPs support bereaved parents, 'lean in' and be present. These are times where language matters. We can think about things we may not have considered. Thanks @drjongriffiths.bsky.social drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/w...
When a child dies – a Framework for General Practice
Today, I’m writing to GPs. One of the great privileges and challenges of General Practice is the breadth of what we see. While many presentations are common, every now and then we are confronted wi…
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🟣💚 Child Death Awareness Week (1–7 July) We often shy away from the hardest conversations. But bereaved parents need us to listen, acknowledge, and show up. I wrote about why this week matters and what we can all do: drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/b... #ChildDeathAwareness @AlderCentre
Breaking the Silence – Child Death Awareness Week 2025
Next week (1st-7th July) The Alder Centre in Liverpool are holding the first ever Child Death Awareness Week. This made me think. Why do we need to raise awareness of child death? Is it because peo…
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TOMORROW! Free health and well-being event on Friday 6 June, 10am – 2pm at Southport Football Club, Haigh Avenue, PR8 6JZ. For more information call us 07397685213 or email; contact@southportfc-communityfoundation.org #healthwatchsefton #crosby #sefton #formby #ainsdale #southport #netherton
Last week the @ncmd.bsky.social published my blog. I have drawn on my experience as a bereaved parent to write something that I hope is meaningful and helpful for people interacting with anyone who has lost a child. Please read and share. #childbereavement #childloss www.ncmd.info/blog/jonatha...
Can you sit beside me on my mourning bench?
Jonathan Griffiths, GP and bereaved parent, writes about his personal experience and shares how we can best support bereaved parents.
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TW: child death This is so beautifully written and I suspect many of us and our colleagues will benefit from reading it. www.ncmd.info/blog/jonatha...
Can you sit beside me on my mourning bench?
Jonathan Griffiths, GP and bereaved parent, writes about his personal experience and shares how we can best support bereaved parents.
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Jonathan Griffiths@drjongriffiths.bsky.social · last yr.Thank you to the @NCMD_England for publishing my blog. This draws on my experience as a bereaved parent. How would you respond to someone telling you that one of their children has died? Check out my blog for some thoughts from me on this. #bereavement #grief
Thank you to the @NCMD_England for publishing my blog. This draws on my experience as a bereaved parent. How would you respond to someone telling you that one of their children has died? Check out my blog for some thoughts from me on this. #bereavement #grief
The National Child Mortality Database@ncmd.bsky.social · last yr.NEW BLOG! Jonathan Griffiths, GP and bereaved parent, shares his personal experience and reflects on how we can support those bereaved of a child. Thank you, @drjongriffiths.bsky.social, for sharing such an important message. Read it here: www.ncmd.info/blog/jonatha...
Another good day at RCGP council. Meaningful debate on important topics. Differences of opinion but respectful discussions and important decisions.
Really pleased to have heard that my session proposal for the 2025 RCGP Annual Conference has been accepted. Will be sharing my experiences of being a bereaved parent. I think there is important learning for GPs here. #childloss #grief #childdeath #bereavement @rcgp.bsky.social
@dr-shenanigans.bsky.social Hello, hope you don't mind me reaching out. I'm working on some guidelines for GPs around what to do when a child on your list dies. With you working in children's palliative care I thought you may have some thoughts on that. If so, let me know and we can discuss.
We all have scars. Latest blog following a workshop with Rachel Ho with her #ScarredPots. #blog #scars #beauty drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/w...
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Blogging about healthcare and the NHS
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I recently attended a workshop led by Rachel Ho with her #ScarredPots. This art, which is inspired by #kintsugi has Rachel scar her pots and fill the scar with gold. My blog is a reflection on this and on how we are all scarred, all beautiful and none of us alone. #scars #wounds #healing #hope
Jonathan Griffiths@drjongriffiths.bsky.social · 2y agoWe all have scars. Some are physical, some emotional. My latest blog reflects on a recent workshop I attended led by Rachel Ho with her Scarred Pots drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/w...
We all have scars. Some are physical, some emotional. My latest blog reflects on a recent workshop I attended led by Rachel Ho with her Scarred Pots drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/w...
We all have scars
We all have scars. Some physical, some emotional. Some of our scars are visible, while others are unseen or even purposefully hidden. Some scars hold no negative associations. For example, the scar…
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The dangers of tourism and big budget movie making on marine ecosystems beesbigthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/l...
Lights, Camera, Destruction: The Impact of Film Production and Tourism on Marine Ecosystems.
Today, I really wanted to reflect on my experience of snorkelling at Bamboo Island and how visiting Maya Bay, an area destroyed by blockbuster movie filming and the tourism that followed, has alter…
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I'm really pleased that we have an Anti-Racist Framework for the #NHS in the North West. I am not sure, however, that the framework really works for small organisations (ie Primary Care). What can we do to make such frameworks helpful to #PrimaryCare? #AntiRacism www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/n...
NHS England — North West » Anti Racist Framework
As partners in championing this ambition, the North West BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Assembly (the Assembly) and NHS England (NHSE) North West believe that the NHS in our region should be ...
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Our daughter is currently travelling and in #Thailand. Lovely that she is writing a #blog as she goes along so we can see what she’s up to! #travelblog #bangkok beesbigthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/b...
Bangkok Highlights 🥭
Hello from Bangkok, Thailand! I’m currently writing this from our hostel on our final night here in the Capital City. George and I have had such an amazing time exploring, eating so much good food …
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Here's my first hand experience of cataract surgery using a private provider on the NHS £££. A really good service. Very quick, minimal wait and kind, quality care. Had my follow up today with optometrist and all is well! #blog #cataractsurgery #nhs
Jonathan Griffiths@drjongriffiths.bsky.social · 2y agoA couple of weeks before Christmas I had cataract surgery. Here's a blog talking through my experience of this. I was impressed and enjoyed a quality experience with much kindness. drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/i...
A couple of weeks before Christmas I had cataract surgery. Here's a blog talking through my experience of this. I was impressed and enjoyed a quality experience with much kindness. drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/i...
I can see clearly now
About 18 months ago I started to notice that my vision has deteriorated in my right eye. I’ve worn glasses or contact lenses since being a teenager, but my vision had never been too bad. Suddenly, …
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