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Healthcare Chaplaincy and District Health Board Spiritual Care Policy in Aotearoa NZ: Review and Recommendations

Author: Jacqueline Tuffnell

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

Healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand is currently undergoing major reform. A document review of spiritual care policies of (former) District Health Boards (DHBs) obtained via the Official Information Act 1982 was undertaken in August 2022. Dalglish, Khalid and McMahon’s (2020) READ process was used for analysis. Eight of twenty DHBs reported that they had no spiritual care policy. While there is commonality in terms of pastoral interventions provided, there is variation in how chaplains are expected to practice. Spiritual care policy needs to be refreshed and standardised to allow chaplains to better meet the diverse needs of patients receiving care in Aotearoa New Zealand hospitals.

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Title: Healthcare Chaplaincy and District Health Board Spiritual Care Policy in Aotearoa NZ: Review and Recommendations
Author: Jacqueline Tuffnell
Publication date: 09-01-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Care
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01728-w

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