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Sharing the Cloak: a Chaplaincy Volunteer speaks about her role
Sue Meredith is a chaplaincy volunteer. She comes in every week to visit patient and one regular Sundays to distribute Holy Communion. Here she speaks movingly of one encounter where she made a...
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SMILE…IT’S FRIDAY
I know the Hospitals work 24/7 and weekdays and weekends mean little to some of us (I am on call this weekend) but it is still Friday. And the Hospital takes on a different complexion on Saturday and...
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Critical Care Unit: Thanks in Distressing Times
I have only experience Critical Care from the vantage point of a Chaplain. I can’t begin to imagine what it is like when your loved one is wired up to all the machinery in a state of lowered...
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Spread the Love! Where to from here?
TIME FOR AN UPDATE 13,700 views Inspiring Stories Comments from Staff as I meet them I am amazed. I thought a few hundred views might come as a result of my ramblings. I could not have imagined this...
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NEWS: Harriett Baldwin MP Visits WRH and Supports Chaplain’s Blog (Part 1)
Harriett Baldwin, Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire, kindly agreed to come to Worcestershire Royal Hospital on my invitation. She is a keen reader of the blog and a friend of the Acute...
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NEWS: Harriett Baldwin MP Visits WRH and Supports Chaplain’s Blog (Part 2)
See here http://www.harriettbaldwin.com/content/mp-spreads-%E2%80%98good-news%E2%80%99-worcestershire-royal or read below. MP spreads ‘Good News’ at Worcestershire Royal 11th June 2013 Harriett...
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Space and Time
Some tasks can be done relatively quickly. I remember the obs rounds on the Urology ward when I was a Student Nurse; there was a prize for the quickest (needless to say I never won, I spent too much...
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Sparing our blushes…
I have just come back from 5 lovely straight days off, hence no blogging (that’s my rule!). And I received a wonderful hand written note posted under my door. Now humilty means that I cannot post it,...
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An Outstanding Member of Staff: Praise for Sally Baker RGN
Another letter under the door; always a delight. This one was written in such a beautiful hand. It speaks of a patient’s experience in Worcester Hospital and their encounter with someone they...
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Celebrating Success: 99% for Catering Dept. Hygiene at Worcester Royal
Angie Fredericks and Josephine Gallagher looking a bit scary in their white lab coats! I just want to say that this is my blog. It is not owned or influenced by any other member of the Trust. It is...
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So long and thanks for all…Fish
My colleague Rev Andrew Fisher (pictured above!) will be moving from being Chaplain at the Alexandra Hospital in August. I will miss him as a colleague, and his friendship and support. He has worked...
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You’ll Love This! Praise for Delivery Suite
Sophie and proud DadSophie at 7 months This is lovely. A email sent and pictures provided. Gladdens the heart. And so important to remember, that in the middle of all the challenges and press...
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Guess what it is!!! Going the extra mile on Laurel 2
Any guesses? Answers on a postcard. Have you guessed yet? Well the email below from Nancy Howard, Respiratory Nurse Specialist at WRH spells it out- and so much more! Dear David, I just thought you...
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“A 65th Birthday I thought I would never see!” Thanking the angels.
“I thought I would not be celebrating my 65th Birthday” It is easy to forget that the work that is done in the Trust makes a difference to peoples lives. On average, people live 12 years more now that...
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We Remember You in Our Prayers
Whether you are a praying person or not, it’s good to be remembered for nice things. In a recent letter to me David and Joyce Burton said this: “To the Chaplaincy, Good News Stories. We are very...
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Everyone, without exception, has been so caring
Cakes always prompt good news! I recently ran a Blog Stand in the main entrance of Worcester hospital, with so much help from lovely staff, and met some wonderful people. Here is onl email which came,...
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JUST AN EARRING….and passing the friends and family test at the Alex
Just an earring? Not quite! The Good News Champions are up and running (see good news champions tab) nd coming to me with all sorts of Good News. Read the two stories below- one passed on by Elizabeth...
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ANOTHER FIRST FOR THE BLOG: EMMA: Just one more thing before au revoir!
Au Revoir! Really this time! I know I said the previous post was the last before my motorcycle trip to France but I could not resist this. It is a first for the blog! If you read regularly you will...
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“God really does grant miracles” Lisa’s story in praise of EPU
Good news blog in Worcester news (Click on image to enlarge) I have had a fantastic respose to the article published in the Worcester News above and Lisa wrote to in to the paper of her experience:...
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THE SPAGHETTI FIGHT IN CHURCH…AND SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT CORONARY CARE
Strange things happen when spaghetti is involved! If you have never been to church you might not know about the experience called the children’s talk. It is part of the service where someone, usually a...
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