Due to The Data Protection Act,
if
you are going into hospital, it is important that
you or someone else notifies your Parish Priest.
It
is not
now possible for you to ask the Hospital
Registration Department or
the Ward Sister. The responsibility
now
is for you or a member of your family to inform
your priest or the Hospital Chaplain. Now that there
is
a full time Chaplain to cover the
whole of the
NSRI, the Maternity block and City General, he is
the
first
to call, he is on call 24 hours a
day 365 days
per year.
If you know you are going into hospital for day
care for a longer stay then ask you own parish priest
beforehand for the Sacrament of the Sick.
In case of emergency it is important
that someone telephones the hospital
chaplain. (If you don’t have a mobile phone then do ask the nurse to
call
the chaplain). He will administer the Sacraments of the sick and Baptism
in case of a baby
and he will ensure that you receive
Holy
Communion. Of course you
will still receive a visit from your
Parish priest
or Deacon if we are
also informed.
Don’t be afraid to ask, either for yourself, or someone else, it doesn’t
make you into a failure or mean that
the end is nigh, It does affirm God’s
love for all his children in good times
as well as bad, in sickness as well
as health. Catholic
Chaplain Visits-application.pdf
| More Hospital Chaplains
Bagnall and Bucknall Hospitals
Fr. Michael Vaughan
534545
Bradwell Hospital.
Fr. Anthony Dykes
01782626611
Cheadle Hospital.
Fr. Sandy Brown
01538 75313
Douglas Macmillan
Fr Eddie Butler
658063
Hayward & Stanfield Hospitals
Fr Patrick Farrelly.
838357
Longton Cottage Hospital
Fr. John Gilbert
313796
Moorlands Hospital & Ascombe Centre, Cheddleton
Fr. Michael Miners.
01538382385
The Nuffield
Fr Stephen Fawcett
613023
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