Care for Patients, Families and Friends

Members of the chaplaincy team pay regular visits to the hospice to meet with patients, their families and friends. We are also there on Sundays when we will visit patients for prayers or Holy Communion.
The hospice has a Chapel which can be used for prayer, meditation or just a ‘place to be’.

People of Other Faiths

There is a quiet room in the hospice with a copy of the Qur’an and prayer mats.

The direction of AL-KAAHBA is identified in all areas of the hospice.

Our Work at Dr Kershaw’s

The experience of a life-threatening illness often leads people to examine their life, relationships, their hopes and their fears, to talk about their loss and hope, and to seek for a new equilibrium and understanding.

Chaplains work with patients, families and friends at whatever part of their journey feels right for them, and also support and resource medical and nursing staff in their provision of spiritual care.

In May each year, we hold a Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for the families and friends of patients who have died during the year, and hope that this helps people on their journey through grief.

Each December we hold an outdoor Light up a Life service. Carols are sung and a large tree is lit with thousands of lights.