Chaplaincy
The Chaplaincy Team supports patients and staff throughout the Trust and is available for everyone, irrespective of faith, belief, culture or nationality.
We seek to provide spiritual and pastoral care for patients, visitors, volunteers, staff and students which is compassionate, sensitive and appropriate to their spiritual, religious, cultural and emotional needs. This is so every person can begin to find strength, comfort, hope and meaning within their experience of life, death, illness, injury or circumstances, whatever their beliefs may be.
We believe that:
- spiritual well-being and pastoral care are essential to promoting health and healing
- respect and regard for spiritual, religious and cultural needs should be observed for every person
- privacy, dignity and confidentiality should be shown to all at all times
We operate a 24 hour Trust wide on-call service with a duty chaplain always available for urgent needs or referrals. We welcome regular referrals from patients, staff, families, carers and clergy.
| PDH | Chapel and adjacent separate Multi-Faith Prayer Room is on the fifth floor of the main ward block. | |
Christian Services: Ecumenical Service Roman Catholic Mass | 11:30am Sunday 4:00pm Tuesday | |
| ECH | Chapel including prayer area is on the ground floor | |
Christian Services: Ecumenical Service Roman Catholic Mass | 10:00am Sunday 11:30am Thursday |
The following leaflet is available from the Chaplaincy:
"For you, from the Chaplaincy Team" - at Peterborough
at Stamford
The District Hosptial, Edith Cavell Hospital and Maternity Unit
| Anglican | Revd Richard Higgins | full-time |
| Anglican | Revd Linda Elliott | honorary |
| Free Church | Revd David Parkes | full-time |
| Free Church | Mr Brian Thornton | honorary |
The District Hospital and Maternity Unit
| Roman Catholic | Fr John Minn | part-time |
| Roman Catholic | Sr Sheelah Clarke | honorary |
Edith Cavell Hospital
| Roman Catholic | Fr Bruce Burbidge | part-time |
| Roman Catholic | Mrs Frances Swanson | honorary |
Stamford Hospital
| Anglican | Revd Martyn Taylor | part-time |
| Anglican | Mrs Margaret Chirico | honorary |
| Roman Catholic | Fr Stephen Dye | honorary |
Representatives for the Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh faiths can be contacted through the Duty Chaplain or the Co-ordinator of Chaplaincy Services, David Parkes on 01733 874345.
The Chaplains are supported by teams of volunteers, for details contact Rev Richard Higgins on 01733 874345.
