An introduction to dementia awareness and support On Thursday 8th February 2018, 25 chaplains attended the NIHCA training day in the Iona Carmelite Retreat Centre, Termonbacca, Derry/Londonderry. The theme for the day was "An introduction to dementia awareness and support." The morning session was facilitated by Carla Mulholland, Alzheimer's Society...
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Healthcare Ethics Traing Day Healthcare Ethics training day: This event was jointly organised by the NIHCA, Belfast Trust Chaplaincy Dept and the HSC Bereavement Coordinators. Approx 65 people from a wide variety of healthcare backgrounds attended the training on Thurs 23rd Nov 2017 at Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast. Rev Dr...
On Wed 25th Oct 2017 Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, chaplains led a service to celebrate 20 years of the hospital church. The church was full with staff, patients and friends. The welcome was given by Dr Cathy Jack (Medical Director & Deputy Chief Executive) The address was given by Rev...
As part of Community Relations week, Thursday 21st September was International Day of Peace. The chaplains at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, had a drop-in for staff to meet members of the wider chaplaincy team, including some of our other Faith/Belief volunteers. Photo 1 - Ruth Yeo (Humanist/Non-religious pastoral support...
Reopening and Blessing of the Mater Hospital Chapel On 27th June 2017. Approx 250 people attended the service which was held in the Mater Hospital Atrium and led by the hospital chaplains. Church leaders performed the Reopening and Blessing in the Chapel, witnessed by Chaplains, and representatives from Trust Management,...
Rosie enjoyed a teaching session with Palliative care nurses on spiritual care at the end of life and then met up with Canon David Ferry ....
On the 6/7th June 2017, members of the NIHCA travelled to the beautiful historic city of Leuven just a short distance from Brussles to attend the launch of the European Research Institute for Chaplaincy in Healthcare (ERICH). The launch ran over two days. On day one the agenda included: The...
On Wednesday 24th May 2017, members of the NIHCA gathered in the Tara Centre in Omagh for their AGM. The guest speaker was the Rev Sheila Mitchell. Programme Director for the Health and Social Care Chaplaincy and Spiriual Care with NHS Education for Scotland.
The NIHCA recently hosted two training days at Dromantine Retreat Centre, Newry. On Tuesday 13th Sept 2016 Mrs Carolyn Patterson led us in thinking about "The Shepherd in pastoral care - a model for chaplaincy?" 22 chaplains attended. Carolyn is a deaconess with the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, Belfast. She has...