Members of the Spiritual Care Team work on an open basis with people of any faith or philosophy of life and those of no religious belief. They have a responsibility to respond positively to any member of the hospital community of patients, staff, visitors and volunteers.
At present, the out of hours on call service is provided at weekends (Friday 5pm – Monday 9am). Please note: at this time there is no out of hours on call service outwith the aforementioned weekend period. Any member of staff can contact an on-call chaplain via the hospital switchboards:
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh – 0131 536 1000(*)
Western General Hospital -0131 537 1000(*)
Royal Hospital for Children and Young People – 0131 536 0000(*)
St John’s Hospital – 01506 523 000(*)
Royal Edinburgh Hospital – 0131 537 6000(*)
For referrals to specific faith/belief community representatives please contact the Spiritual Care Team in the first instance.
(* Please Note: This is a central NHS Lothian Switchboard. Please be prepared to specify which site you’re looking to contact)
