The Royal Women's Hospital provides a free and confidential pastoral care and spirituality service offering emotional and spiritual support to all patients, their family and friends and staff at the hospital.
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Spending time in hospital may cause feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and stress. Our pastoral care workers are dedicated to working with people from diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds. Telling your story in a supported environment may help you to express your feelings of confusion, sadness, grief or loneliness and help to clarify your thoughts about your experience.
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We work as part of a multi-skilled team offering:
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- emotional and spiritual support
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- opportunities for prayer and reflection
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- rituals at times of personal significance
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- support and guidance on issues of death and dying
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- sacraments such as communion, baptism or anointing
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- visits on the ward at your request
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After hours pastoral support is available to all inpatients in cases of serious illness, emergencies and bereavement. Interpreters are available upon request.
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Faiths
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Representatives from the following traditions are available and visit the hospital regularly:
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Please ask a pastoral care worker when each representative is available.
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Sacred space
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The Sacred Space is located in the basement of the hospital.
The Space is available every day for patients, family, visitors and staff, offering a peaceful place for prayer, reflection, and lighting candles or incense. One side of the Sacred Space displays universal symbols of water, fire, earth and air, to respect and acknowledge spiritual expression in our diverse community. The other side is neutral, with no visual elements.
Sacred texts are provided for prayer or reflection and a prayer journal for recording your thoughts and prayers.
A memorial book is also available for bereaved parents upon request.
A yearly memorial service is held, where families and staff come together to acknowledge the significance of pregnancy loss and babies who die.
Wheelchair access is available to the Sacred Space.
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