For Professionals

Healthcare Chaplains practice in a professional environment that places certain expectations and obligations upon them. In 2023 and 2024 both NHS England and the Government of Scotland issued new guidelines for chaplaincy which superseded previous guidance for the provision of spiritual care.

The new NHS England Chaplaincy guidelines are entitled “2023 nhs-chaplaincy-guidelines-for-nhs-managers-on-pastoral-spiritual-and-religious-care“. The Scottish Government document is entitled “Discovering Meaning, Purpose and Hope Through Person-Centred Well-Being and Spiritual Care: A National Framework.