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 Brendan McCarthy shared from...
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 volunteer)...
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, Staff, patients and friends.
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 Need for...
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...
The Belfast Trust Chaplaincy Department has celebrated a number of significant events in recent months. On Thursday 3rd December 2015 a special Advent service was held to officially welcome Mrs Vivienne Manley to the chaplaincy team in the Belfast City Hospital (BCH) where she is the Protestant chaplain to the...
On 18th November 2015 65 people attended a multidisciplinary training day on “Coaching at end of life.” This will enable us to more effectively care for those who are approaching the end of their natural life. 37 chaplains attended, along with 28 other healthcare professionals, including bereavement coordinators, nursing staff,...