Spirituality Index

Whole Person Health Trust

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Index to section on
"Meeting Spiritual Needs in Primary Care"

The following pages build up a picture of what we mean by a whole person approach to meeting the spiritual needs of patients, especially in General Practice and Primary Care.

Pages for discussion of the "Threads" in developing Community Based Health Care Chaplains can be accessed below.

New readers, or those wanting the latest news should go to the summary pages.

Papers presented at the Day Seminar on "Meeting Spiritual Needs in General Practice"
What are spiritual needs?	Dr Ross Bryson, GP at the Karis practice
Spirituality - The New Religion?	Revd. Rob Merchant, Staffordshire University
The challenge of meeting spiritual needs in practice	Dr Mike Sheldon, Whole Person Health Trust
The role of the Chaplain	Annie Hughes, Chaplain at the Karis practice

Community Based Health Care Chaplains (or a suggested new name - Spiritual Care Advisors)	Pages for discussion amongst health care professionals interested in developing chaplaincy services to meet spiritual needs in primary care
Summary pages	These pages take all of the discussions about Spiritual Care Advisors and summarises suggestions.
NEW SECTION - Discussion Pages on chaplains (or Spritual Care Advisors) based in the community (mainly in GP practices)	Pages to host discussions and suggestions based on practical experience of chaplains and practices in the area of evaluating the effectiveness of spiritual interventions in Primary Care (started in July 2008)

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Updated July 16, 2008

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