Time for you….

The Department of Spiritual and Pastoral Care is part of the care provided by the hospital for you.

Whoever you are we’ve got time for you - time for a friendly chat or a confidential conversation. Coming into hospital for any sort of investigation or treatment, or visiting somebody who is in pain or distressed can raise all kinds of questions, anxieties and fears.

Whatever your background or beliefs we’re here for you and your family as long as you are in hospital. Chaplains have time to listen in confidence and are trained to help you in your search to understand and make sense of what is happening to you.

Members of the Department/ Chaplaincy team regularly visit the wards, so please call us over or speak to a member of the ward staff, if you would like a chat.

The Chaplaincy team includes Chaplains from different Christian traditions as well as representatives of the Muslim and Sikh Faiths. Representatives of the Jewish and Hindu faiths are available on request.

If during your stay in hospital you wish to see a representative of any other faith we will do our best to find someone for you.

Chapels and Prayer Rooms in the hospitals are available to staff, patients and families for worship and prayer.

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Contact us

If your need is urgent please phone the hospital switchboard and ask to them to bleep the on-call Chaplain.

Non-urgent and confidential messages can be left on the Chaplains’ answerphones:

• Queens Medical Centre - call 0115 924 9924  extension 63799
• City Campus - call 0115 969 1169 extension 56187

Nursing staff will also pass on a request for a chaplain to visit. If you want to speak to a chaplain urgently, at any time of the day or night, please ask the nursing staff to page the "on-call" chaplain.

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Do you have good knowledge about Islam? Are you able to deliver to a group of people?

The Department of Spiritual and Pastoral Care is looking for a Muslim Male volunteer who can deliver Friday sermon and prayers on a weekly basis at the City Hospital campus Mosque. For further information please contact Musarrat Tariq on 0115 924 9924 ext 62549 (QMC campus) or musarrat.tariq@nuh.nhs.uk.

Sermon to be delivered in English. Experienced preferred but not necessary. Travel expenses will be paid

Come earn the pleasure of Allah (swt).

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Times for Prayer and Worship

Holy Communion is usually celebrated every Sunday at 10.00am in the Chapels. All welcome.

Roman Catholic Mass most Fridays at QMC campus at 2.15pm.

If you wish to attend either of these services please inform the nursing staff.  If you need to be brought in a wheelchair or bed please ask the staff to inform the chaplains. If you are unable to attend Chapel and would like to receive Holy Communion please ask; we are always willing to bring Communion to you on the ward.

Muslim Prayers (Juma Salaat) are said on Fridays at 1:30pm (summer) or 1:10pm (winter) in the Mosque.  Facilities for ablution and prayer mats are available.

Opening Times

We are on site every day but evenings and night is by “on call”.

Where to find us

The Multi-faith Centre at Queen’s (QMC) campus consists of the Chapel, Gurdwara, Mandir, Mosque and Synagogue, all situated on D floor, along the hospital corridor connecting the South and East blocks.

At City Hospital campus the Chapel and Quiet room are on North corridor near purple entrance and there is a Muslim prayer room off South corridor.

Usually they are open day and night as places for quiet and prayer. You are very welcome to use any of them, whatever your beliefs – they are there for everyone.

Website Review Date

January 2012