What is the impact of chaplaincy in primary care? The GP perspective

Snowden, A., Gibbon, A. and Grant, R. (2019) What is the impact of chaplaincy in primary care? The GP perspective. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 6(2), pp. 200-214. (doi: 10.1558/hscc.34709)

Abstract

People often attend primary care with sub-clinical or non-medical issues such as bereavement, distress, or loneliness. Often what is needed is someone to listen, but GP appointments are inappropriate for this. Community Chaplaincy Listening (CCL) is a listening service delivered by chaplains in Scotland, developed to help people in primary care with problems like these. Evaluations have shown that recipients of CCL feel more peaceful, less anxious and have a better outlook on life as a consequence. However, the impact from a referring GP perspective is not yet known. This perspective is essential for all stakeholders, but particularly future service commissioners.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gibbon, Rev Alan
• Authors: Snowden, A., Gibbon, A., and Grant, R.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Nursing and Health Care
• Journal Name: Health and Social Care Chaplaincy
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd.
• ISSN: 2051-5553
• ISSN (Online): 2051-5561
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 Equinox Publishing Ltd
• First Published: First published in Health and Social Care Chaplaincy 6(2):200-2014
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher