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John Swinton is senior lecturer in
Practical Theology at Aberdeen. He has a background in nursing and served
for a time in chaplaincy at Woodend and the City Hospitals and in
developing a community mental health chaplaincy based at Royal Cornhill
Hospital in Aberdeen. John has researched extensively in the area of
spirituality and human well-being. He is currently managing a cluster of
studies exploring the relationship between spirituality and health. He is
a member of SACH.
Harriet Mowat is an honorary senior
lecturer in Practical Theology at Aberdeen. She has a background in
gerontology and sociology, having held posts at Paisley and Dundee. She
also works with Spirited Scotland, a Scottish Executive funded initiative
that is aimed at describing the relationship between spirituality and
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Soundings
No 11 September 2002
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Aberdeen
Research into the spiritual needs of NHS Patients
Dr John Swinton and Dr Harriet Mowat, of the School of
Divinity and Religious Studies at Aberdeen University have been awarded a
£90,000 grant from the Scottish Executive.
The grant will allow them to carry out an 18 month research project
exploring the role of the hospital chaplain in providing spiritual care
within the NHS.
The research is the first of its kind in Scotland and promises to address
new challenges and possibilities for holistic care. The research is
intended to support and highlight the complex work of the hospital
chaplain and to develop the chaplaincy service within the NHS.
John commented, “currently there is little research that describes the
work of chaplains in NHS Trusts in Scotland. This is surprising, bearing
in mind the crucial role of the chaplain in the delivery of spiritual care
in hospitals. the purpose of the research is to provide the information to
underpin the development of sensitive appropriate and sustainable services
to meet patient’s spiritual needs as part of their general well-being in
relation to health.
The study will look at the current role of the hospital chaplain in the
context of the changing circumstances in which spiritual healthcare is
received. The information will provide the basis upon which Trusts can
develop their spiritual care services and will support chaplains in the
tasks of change and development. The study is part of a series of innovate
research projects exploring issues of spirituality and healthcare
currently ongoing within Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen.
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AGM and Study Day
Education and Conference Centre
Stirling Royal Infirmary
Thursday 10 October 2002
10.30 am—3.30 pm
Speaker for the Study Session:
Liam Gallagher
Assistant Head
of Central Services
North Glasgow Trust on
Management and Change
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