Health and Social Care Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/health-and-social-care/ England and Wales Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:08:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Health and Social Care Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/health-and-social-care/ 32 32 174395915 Bishop Swarbrick urges support for ebola-hit people https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-urges-support-for-ebola-hit-people/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-urges-support-for-ebola-hit-people/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:41:59 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118826 Bishop Paul Swarbrick has expressed his solidarity with communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) affected by a serious Ebola outbreak amid warnings from the local Church that the situation is placing enormous pressure on already vulnerable communities. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has emerged in eastern DRC […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-urges-support-for-ebola-hit-people/feed/ 0 118826 Statement by Bishop Paul Mason on the National Maternity and Neonatal Care report https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-by-bishop-paul-mason-on-the-national-maternity-and-neonatal-care-report/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-by-bishop-paul-mason-on-the-national-maternity-and-neonatal-care-report/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:15:42 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118780 I welcome the final report of the National Maternity and Neonatal Care Investigation led by Baroness Valerie Amos. I am grateful for the work of all those involved in this important project. The findings of the investigation are alarming and underline the need to ingrain a culture of care in maternity and neonatal services. The […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-by-bishop-paul-mason-on-the-national-maternity-and-neonatal-care-report/feed/ 0 118780 Statement from the Bishop of Nottingham on the Ockenden Review https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-from-the-bishop-of-nottingham-on-the-ockenden-review/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-from-the-bishop-of-nottingham-on-the-ockenden-review/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:15:48 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118682 Source: Diocese of Nottingham Today, 24 June, the Ockenden Review into maternity care at our city’s hospitals has been published, and with it so many families across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire once again carry a grief no parent should have to bear: a child who should be here and is not; a child now living with […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-from-the-bishop-of-nottingham-on-the-ockenden-review/feed/ 0 118682 Post Adoption Services https://www.cbcew.org.uk/post-adoption-services/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:33:02 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=118106 This section offers information on post adoption services provided by Catholic agencies and charities (or their successors) who are registered with Ofsted as either Adoption Support Agencies or Voluntary Adoption Agencies. Where organisations have changed, merged or closed, this is highlighted in the notes. Agencies involved in adoption Diocese Current name Previous name(s) Status Arundel […]

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]]> 118106 Bishop Mason: Caring for the sick is an encounter that embraces the whole person https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mason-caring-for-the-sick-is-an-encounter-that-embraces-the-whole-person/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mason-caring-for-the-sick-is-an-encounter-that-embraces-the-whole-person/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:55:07 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114775 Bishop Paul Mason, Lead Bishop for Healthcare, has offered a reflection on this year’s theme for the World Day of the Sick, “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing another’s pain”. The World Day of the Sick celebrated every year on 11 February. It was established by St. John Paul II in 1992, and […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mason-caring-for-the-sick-is-an-encounter-that-embraces-the-whole-person/feed/ 0 114775 Pope Leo XIV: Show the spirit of the Samaritan in caring for the sick https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-compassion-and-mercy-are-realised-through-relationships/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-compassion-and-mercy-are-realised-through-relationships/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:54:30 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114865 Pope Leo XIV has issued his message for the 34th World Day of the Sick, on the theme, “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing another’s pain”. The World Day of the Sick 2026 takes place on 11 February. In his message, the Holy Father recalls the figure of the Good Samaritan and reminds […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-compassion-and-mercy-are-realised-through-relationships/feed/ 0 114865 Healthcare bishop urges halt to proposed puberty blocker trial https://www.cbcew.org.uk/healthcare-bishop-urges-halt-to-proposed-puberty-blocker-clinical-trial/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/healthcare-bishop-urges-halt-to-proposed-puberty-blocker-clinical-trial/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:31:42 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114171 Bishop Paul Mason, Lead Bishop for Healthcare for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued a statement expressing concern about a proposed clinical trial of puberty blockers involving children, saying that “vulnerable children should not be part of an experiment of the kind that will soon be starting at King’s College.” Bishop […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/healthcare-bishop-urges-halt-to-proposed-puberty-blocker-clinical-trial/feed/ 0 114171 Cardinal celebrates ‘White Mass’ for community medical care charity SOMOS https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-celebrates-white-mass-for-community-medical-care-charity-somos/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-celebrates-white-mass-for-community-medical-care-charity-somos/#respond Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:16:19 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111123 On Thursday, 9 October, Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated a special ‘White Mass’ for Catholic healthcare professionals in Westminster Cathedral. It followed the conclusion of a medical symposium in London organised by the charity SOMOS – “we are” in Spanish – a physician-led community care organisation that provides medical care to New York’s Hispanic immigrant communities. […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-celebrates-white-mass-for-community-medical-care-charity-somos/feed/ 0 111123 Showing compassion of the Samaritan, theme for 2026 World Day of the Sick https://www.cbcew.org.uk/showing-compassion-of-the-samaritan-theme-for-2026-world-day-of-the-sick/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/showing-compassion-of-the-samaritan-theme-for-2026-world-day-of-the-sick/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:22:15 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110543 The Holy See Press Office releases the theme for the 34th World Day of the Sick to be marked on 11 February 2026, “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing the pain of the other”. “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing the pain of the other” is the theme chosen by Pope […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/showing-compassion-of-the-samaritan-theme-for-2026-world-day-of-the-sick/feed/ 0 110543 Ash Wednesday https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ash-wednesday/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:30:21 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=53068 Ash Wednesday is the doorway into our Lenten season of renewal – a day rich in associations and symbolism. It marks the beginning of Lent – a time for turning again to the practice of our faith, in prayer, self-denial (fasting) and practical generosity (almsgiving). Although it is not a Holy Day of Obligation, many […]

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