GP, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, RCGP Mersey Facultyhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3m557dpodd22aBryony 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 #rcgpawards08 Nov 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m557dpodd22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3m2t3mhshfk2kSo 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 #rcgpac10 Oct 2025 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2t3mhshfk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3m2qrf66ns22hGreat to be at #RCGPAC25 in #Newport, #Wales. Looking forward to learning and networking with fellow GPs. Speaking tomorrow on my experience of being a bereaved parent - join me in room 1D at 10.10am for that session.09 Oct 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2qrf66ns22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3m2kkibqkyc2fExcellent Expedition Medicine course/expedition to Mount M’Goun. Read all about it here in my latest blog: https://drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/morocco-max-expedition-medicine-with-wilderness-medical-training/ #expeditionmedicine #morocco #atlasmountains #trekking #expedition06 Oct 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kkibqkyc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lvbcc4atdc27Thanks 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. https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinical-areas/mental-health-pain-and-addiction/gps-encouraged-to-take-on-icb-advice-on-supporting-bereaved-parents/ #bereavement #childdeath31 Jul 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbcc4atdc27https://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lun4ggkips2uPresented 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 https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/latest/publications/guidance/child-death-framework/23 Jul 2025 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun4ggkips2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3luazqgpx422vIf 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! 👉 https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk//latest/publications/guidance/child-death-framework/ #childdeath #bereavement #childloss18 Jul 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3luazqgpx422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3luad6y7szk2fI'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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3luad6y7szk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3luad2s5xn22fWe 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. https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/latest/publications/guidance/child-death-framework/18 Jul 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3luad2s5xn22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3ltrdczl6jc2r#Lanhydrock @nationaltrust.org.uk12 Jul 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrdczl6jc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lsxl4wdbus2h🕊️ 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. 👉 https://drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/when-a-child-dies-a-framework-for-general-practice/ #MedTwitter #GP #PrimaryCare #childbereavement02 Jul 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxl4wdbus2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lsjbxiukfs2p🟣💚 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: https://drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/breaking-the-silence-child-death-awareness-week-2025/ #ChildDeathAwareness @AlderCentre26 Jun 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjbxiukfs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lpp2z6vx4k2qLast 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 https://www.ncmd.info/blog/jonathan-griffiths-can-you-sit-beside-me-on-my-mourning-bench/21 May 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpp2z6vx4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lp7sb7ebls2qThank 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7sb7ebls2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lkefw5ezts2tAnother good day at RCGP council. Meaningful debate on important topics. Differences of opinion but respectful discussions and important decisions.14 Mar 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkefw5ezts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lj7eqxridk2iMorning coffee on Koh Samui, Thailand. #thailand #kohsamui #BarBaguette28 Feb 2025 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj7eqxridk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lik7p5cmys2iReally 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.social19 Feb 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lik7p5cmys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3li4qiskf4k2n@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.14 Feb 2025 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3li4qiskf4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3li3o4m5ycc2fWe all have scars. Latest blog following a workshop with Rachel Ho with her #ScarredPots. #blog #scars #beauty https://drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/we-all-have-scars/13 Feb 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3o4m5ycc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3li2p6wlukk2nI 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2p6wlukk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3li2mh7pas22nWe 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 https://drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/we-all-have-scars/13 Feb 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2mh7pas22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lhlkdhjrc22wThe dangers of tourism and big budget movie making on marine ecosystems https://beesbigthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/lights-camera-destruction-the-impact-of-film-production-and-tourism-on-marine-ecosystems/07 Feb 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlkdhjrc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lgitqvyql22vI'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 https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/nhs-north-west-bame-assembly/anti-racist-framework/24 Jan 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgitqvyql22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lfzgg35srs2dOur 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 https://beesbigthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/bangkok-highlights https://beesbigthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/bangkok-highlights-%f0%9f%a5%ad/18 Jan 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzgg35srs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lfx3whfopk24Here'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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfx3whfopk24https://bsky.app/profile/drjongriffiths.bsky.social/post/3lfu6soib2s24A 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. https://drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/i-can-see-clearly-now/16 Jan 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:uo7whnylb7pyczi6dknmqtkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfu6soib2s24