NHS Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/nhs/ England and Wales Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:22:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png NHS Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/nhs/ 32 32 174395915 Bishop likens carers to stonemasons carving the presence of Christ for the sick and vulnerable https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-t-williams-covid19-carers-mass/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-t-williams-covid19-carers-mass/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:08:41 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=47974 Bishop Tom Williams, auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, celebrated a special Mass for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with a particular focus on those caring for and helping the sick and vulnerable in society. Bishop Williams, who worked as a hospital chaplain for many years, used his homily, preached in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-t-williams-covid19-carers-mass/feed/ 0 47974 A ‘real’ thank you to the NHS involves proper funding and treating staff with dignity https://www.cbcew.org.uk/a-real-thank-you-to-the-nhs-involves-proper-funding-and-treating-staff-with-dignity/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/a-real-thank-you-to-the-nhs-involves-proper-funding-and-treating-staff-with-dignity/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=47805 The Archbishop of Southwark, the Most Reverend John Wilson, looked to a lasting expression of gratitude and thanks to NHS and care staff who have battled COVID-19 over recent months. That approach, he said, would involve upholding the dignity of workers and resourcing healthcare for the long-term: “Our gratitude has been expressed in some powerfully […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/a-real-thank-you-to-the-nhs-involves-proper-funding-and-treating-staff-with-dignity/feed/ 0 47805 A sense of vocation – healthcare workers have a calling beyond their career https://www.cbcew.org.uk/healthcare-workers-have-a-calling-beyond-their-career/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/healthcare-workers-have-a-calling-beyond-their-career/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:55:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=47477 Archbishop Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, celebrated Mass in St Chad’s Cathedral to show prayerful gratitude for all our nurses and doctors, carers in hospices, hospices and care homes and, indeed, those who are carers at home. COVID-19 has touched the lives of everyone in our countries and the Bishops of England and Wales have […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/healthcare-workers-have-a-calling-beyond-their-career/feed/ 0 47477 Masses for the Sick and their Families, NHS Front-Line workers and those working in Social Care https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/health-social-care/coronavirus-guidelines/masses-for-the-sick-and-their-families-nhs-front-line-workers-and-those-working-in-social-care/ Fri, 22 May 2020 14:18:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=45529 During the first lockdown, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales recognised that the COVID-19 pandemic affected every person in our countries. Those who are sick, and their families, suffered many hardships as a result of isolation and separation from loved ones. Our front-line workers in hospitals and in care homes all over our lands […]

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]]> 45529 Bishop: “When the pandemic’s over, we need to rethink and change our lives much as our parents and grandparents did after the wars” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-when-the-pandemic-is-over-we-will-all-need-to-rethink-and-change-our-lives-much-as-our-parents-and-grandparents-did-after-the-wars/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-when-the-pandemic-is-over-we-will-all-need-to-rethink-and-change-our-lives-much-as-our-parents-and-grandparents-did-after-the-wars/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 15:43:22 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=46401 At tonight’s Mass for Carers at Newcastle Cathedral, Bishop Robert Byrne CO will pray for frontline workers and those who have suffered greatly as a result of the virus. He will also remember those who have died. He will reflect on how “the pandemic has made us uncertain of the future, frustrated and even downright frightened and […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-when-the-pandemic-is-over-we-will-all-need-to-rethink-and-change-our-lives-much-as-our-parents-and-grandparents-did-after-the-wars/feed/ 0 46401 Presence of God found in the loving kindness and self-sacrifice of healthcare staff, carers and citizens https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bp-stock-mass-for-care-workers-covid-19/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bp-stock-mass-for-care-workers-covid-19/#respond Thu, 07 May 2020 19:09:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=46753 In his homily preached at a Mass for the sick, their families, care workers and NHS staff, Bishop Marcus Stock has paid tribute to all those working tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of those afflicted by COVID-19. Speaking in Leeds Cathedral on 7 May 2020, Bishop Stock talked about how, when faced with this ‘storm […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bp-stock-mass-for-care-workers-covid-19/feed/ 0 46753 Coronavirus and Access to Treatment https://www.cbcew.org.uk/coronavirus-and-access-to-treatment/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/coronavirus-and-access-to-treatment/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:10:39 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=45585 With the escalation of the Coronavirus, demand on NHS resources is outstripping supply and those responsible for our care and well-being are facing challenging decisions. What may well be on all of our minds is what provision will be available if I, or a loved one, is in need of treatment and life-support in these […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/coronavirus-and-access-to-treatment/feed/ 0 45585 Archdiocese of Liverpool donates £20,000 to NHS for Personal Protective Equipment https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archdiocese-of-liverpool-donation-to-nhs/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archdiocese-of-liverpool-donation-to-nhs/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:33:07 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=44517 The Archdiocese of Liverpool has, today, announced a donation of £20,000 to the Masks4NHSHeroes campaign for the purchase of personal protective equipment for the NHS.  Announcing the move in one of his regular video messages, The Most Reverend Malcolm McMahon OP, Archbishop of Liverpool, says the donation will ‘support the medical staff who are, with […]

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]]> 36321 ‘Health charges are harming patients’ – Catholic Bishop warns health secretary https://www.cbcew.org.uk/health-charges-are-harming-patients-catholic-bishop-warns-health-secretary/ Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/health-charges-are-harming-patients-catholic-bishop-warns-health-secretary/ Health charges

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