Policies
The NHS has produced some helpful policy documents relating to the spiritual care of patients.
These documents set out principles by which we may deliver spiritual care and highlight the importance of spiritual care being available to patients within the NHS.
The following policy documents now span 20 years and specifically include the General Practice setting.
General Medical Council Guidance: Good Medical Practice (updated 2019): 15a
Handbook of Spiritual Care in Mental Illness
Spirituality and clinical care: Spiritual values and skills are increasingly recognised as necessary aspects of clinical care (2002) Larry Culliford, consultant psychiatrist. BMJ 2002; 325 doi: (Published 21 December 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:1434
Scottish Government Department of Health and Wellbeing 2008: Spiritual care and chaplaincy in NHS Scotland CEL 49, SGDH. Guidelines on Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the NHS in Scotland, Annex A Paragraph 5-17.
Retrieved 17/1/2019 from www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2008_49.pdf
NHS Chaplaincy in England, described in NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines 2015: Promoting Excellence in Pastoral, Spiritual & Religious Care.
Retrieved 17/1/19 from https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nhs-chaplaincy-guidelines-2015.pdf
Scottish Executive Health Department HDL 2002: 76 spiritual care in NHS Scotland, SEHD HDL. Guidelines on Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the NHS in Scotland.
Retrieved 18 August 2016 from https://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/hdl2002_76.pdf
These documents set out principles by which we may deliver spiritual care and highlight the importance of spiritual care being available to patients within the NHS.
The following policy documents now span 20 years and specifically include the General Practice setting.
General Medical Council Guidance: Good Medical Practice (updated 2019): 15a
Handbook of Spiritual Care in Mental Illness
Spirituality and clinical care: Spiritual values and skills are increasingly recognised as necessary aspects of clinical care (2002) Larry Culliford, consultant psychiatrist. BMJ 2002; 325 doi: (Published 21 December 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:1434
Scottish Government Department of Health and Wellbeing 2008: Spiritual care and chaplaincy in NHS Scotland CEL 49, SGDH. Guidelines on Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the NHS in Scotland, Annex A Paragraph 5-17.
Retrieved 17/1/2019 from www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2008_49.pdf
NHS Chaplaincy in England, described in NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines 2015: Promoting Excellence in Pastoral, Spiritual & Religious Care.
Retrieved 17/1/19 from https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nhs-chaplaincy-guidelines-2015.pdf
Scottish Executive Health Department HDL 2002: 76 spiritual care in NHS Scotland, SEHD HDL. Guidelines on Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the NHS in Scotland.
Retrieved 18 August 2016 from https://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/hdl2002_76.pdf
