We endeavour to ensure that a Chaplain is normally available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The Trust Switchboard will always try to contact the on-call Chaplain for you, if on the rare occasion when an on-call Chaplain cannot be made available, then a call to the patient’s own faith leader is encouraged.
Ashford Hospital
If a Chaplain is on site he/she will carry bleep 5-965. The Hospital switchboard is always able to contact an appropriate Chaplain for you. Contact the switchboard by dialing ‘0’ on one of the internal phones or 01784 884488 if you are calling from outside the hospital.
| Church of England Chaplaincy | Mrs Maureen Body |
| Free Church Chaplaincy | Rev’d Andrew Reed |
St Peter’s Hospital
The Hospital switchboard will always try to able to contact an appropriate Chaplain for you. Contact the switchboard by dialing ‘0’ on one of the internal phones or 01932 872000 if you are calling from outside the hospital.
| Roman Catholic Chaplain | Mrs Elizabeth Lee |
| Church of England Chaplaincy and Lead Chaplain | Rev’d Laurence Gamlen |
| Free Church Chaplaincy | Rev’d Andrew Reed |
| Volunteer Chaplain for Children’s Wards | Rev'd Virginia Smith |
| Volunteer On Call Chaplain | Rev'd Richard Hay |
The Chaplains are happy to visit anyone, whether or not they belong to a particular denomination or faith. They may also be able to help staff contact the patient’s own religious leader / faith representative, if appropriate. Staff can also refer to the blue folder “Meeting the Patients’ Religious Needs”, available in the ward/clinical area.
