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About this service
The chaplaincy team provides spiritual, religious and pastoral support to patients, families, and staff on all three hospital sites. Whether it’s a listening ear, colleague support, meeting a specific faith or belief request or being a non-medical presence at a difficult time, we work flexibly and creatively to be ‘present’ and make a difference to all we meet.
We offer pastoral support for everyone. We respect and support all people, respecting their uniqueness and humanity. We can also help put individuals in contact with someone from all the major faiths and beliefs.
For any person, being in hospital themselves or having a loved one in hospital can throw up a range of complex emotions. We provide time and support for these experiences to be processed in a non-judgmental and caring space.
Each hospital has a chapel / quiet space providing a place for quiet reflection and prayer, and a place of refuge in the busy hospital environment. These are available for use by patients, staff and relatives.
The chaplaincy team works core hours of 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Outside these times, we provide an emergency on-call service every day of the year. The team is made up of experienced healthcare chaplains.
The chaplaincy office keeps some texts for the major world faiths and will happily lend them on request.
Contact information
- Email: rcht.chaplains@nhs.net
- Telephone: 01872 252883
For out of hours emergencies please contact the hospital switchboard on 01872 250000 and ask for the duty chaplain.
Where to find us
Royal Cornwall Hospital
You can find the chaplaincy team office on the first floor of the Tower Block at Royal Cornwall Hospital – the chapel and prayer room and ablutions room are all situated in the same area.
West Cornwall
The chapel is located off the main entrance foyer. A chaplain usually visits West Cornwall once a week, please contact us using the above details if you’d like to meet with them.
St Michael’s
The chapel is located on the second floor. A chaplain usually visits St Michael’s and Marie Therese House once a week, please contact us using the above details if you’d like to meet with them.