23 October 2014, The Tablet

Faith healers


 
The work of hospital chaplains usually takes place quietly, behind the scenes. Now, a new BBC documentary series will give an insight into this key ministry at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The team comprises chaplains from the Catholic, Anglican and Methodist traditions, as well as from  the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Sikh and Buddhist faiths. They spend their days touring the wards and chatting to patients, parents and staff – but their talks, as the fly-on-the-wall series show
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