Overview

We offer help on all aspects of pastoral, cultural, spiritual and religious care to members of all faiths and beliefs, as well as people who have no particular religious belief.

Our confidential service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for patients, families and carers. 

Chaplains

We have chaplains and volunteers representing many denominations and beliefs, including:

• Buddhist
• Christian
  • Church of England
  • Free Church
  • Orthodox
  • Pentecostal
  • Roman Catholic
• Hindu
• Humanist
• Jewish
• Muslim
• Sikh

You might find it helpful to register your faith or belief when you arrive at hospital. This can be done at the same time you give your contact details. You can also speak to your nurse.

What we offer

We provide:

• funerals and memorial services. Please contact us if you would like:
  • prayer or support while you view your loved one in the hospital mortuary
  • support and advice about making arrangements for a funeral
  • to discuss specific religious/cultural needs, such as a Muslim or Jewish burial
  • your loved one’s name to be added to our memorial book in St Thomas’ Chapel
  • advice on how you can attend a hospital memorial service at a future date
  • to dedicate something in memory of your loved one at the hospital
  • support in your bereavement
• communion services
• special annual multi-faith events and services
• blessings
• baptisms
• emergency marriages
• end of life care support
• staff support

If you're staying on a ward

If you're staying on one of our wards, a chaplain can:

• bring holy communion to you
• pray with you
• anoint you
• listen to your concerns

Please contact us or ask your nurse to arrange a visit.

Please let us know if you would like any spiritual care resources such as:

• prayer mat
• Bible
• Qur’an
• cross
• rosary
• prayer beads

If you wish to receive spiritual support after you leave hospital, please tell us. We will try to give you contact details of local groups.

In the community

We also have links to religious, belief and cultural groups in the community.

We provide support to:

• our community centres
• London Fire Brigade (LFB)

Our disaster chaplaincy service is called in times of extreme circumstances. We provide support to patients and their families in our hospitals and in the community at times of distress and personal need.

Chapel and multi-faith prayer rooms

Our chapel and multi-faith prayer rooms can be used for personal meditation, quiet prayer and reflection. If you wish to use a prayer room for a religious or pastoral reason, such as Shabbat, please contact us.

Due to limited space, our chapel and multi-faith prayer rooms can be used by our patients and relatives during their stay in the hospital and staff only.

Team

• Revd Mia Hilborn, hospitaller, head of spiritual health care
• Revd William Sharpe, deputy team leader/community chaplain, Anglican chaplain
• Imam Abdul Choudhury, deputy team leader, Muslim chaplain
• Rabbi Harrie Cedar, Jewish chaplain
• Revd Tracy Morgan, Free church chaplain
• Fr Gildas Parry, Roman Catholic chaplain
• Liz Young, Humanist chaplain
• Revd Nana Kyei-Baffour, Free church chaplain and disability advisor
• Revd Peter Oguntimehin, Free church chaplain
• Revd Victor Sulaiman, Free church chaplain
• Zahida Suleman, Muslim chaplain
• Revd Sue Taylor, Anglican chaplain
• Revd Ezekiel Samuel, Free church chaplain
• Pradeep Singh, Sikh/Hindu chaplain
• Bishop Barth Orji, Free church chaplain
• Revd Bello Mahilum, Church of England chaplain
• Heather Wood, Church of England Chaplain
• Revd Cameron Barker, Church of England chaplain
• Revd Deborah Alexis, Free church chaplain