President’s Letter March 2024
Dear Friends
The Exec has been busy behind the scenes putting the finishing touches to this year’s conference and at our last meeting there was a palpable sense of excitement amongst us, not only in terms of our theme and contributors, but also from knowing that the conference will be a chance for many of us to catch up again, face to face.
In contrast to our sense of excitement about the conference, some of our other business has been much more sobering, and is a source of concern for all of us as an association. In this letter I want to update you about the conference and put you in the picture regarding our recent concerns.
CONFERENCE UPDATE:
- Only a few spaces left – because we have needed to hold a smaller conference this year, places are running out quickly. So, if you would like to come, please book ASAP to avoid disappointment. Check out our conference page for more information and booking forms.
- Tech support – if you are planning to come to conference and would like to join our technical team please email Moorin for more information: babawale@ahpcc.org.uk
- Conference Collage – in order to explore our theme in different ways we would like to invite all of our delegates, to bring to conference a visual representation on our theme of Spiritual Distress. It could be a photo you’ve taken, a picture that you’ve painted or something that you’ve come across in a book or magazine. At the beginning of the conference we will put all of our contributions together to create a collage which will be a talking point throughout our time together (contributions can also be 3D, but please don’t bring anything bigger than 50cm x50cm)!
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RECENT CONCERNS:
Over recent weeks we have been made aware that 5 of our Hospice Chaplaincy colleagues who were working for Sue Ryder have been made redundant. Along with colleagues from CHCC and the FCG we have tried to advocate on their behalf but to no avail.
As an Exec, we are looking at ways in which we can use our time and resources as effectively as possible in the future to support our members, so we will be bringing some of our ideas for discussion to this year’s conference. In the meantime, please remember those 5 chaplains, the patients and families who were and would have been in their care, and the management of Sue Ryder in your thoughts and prayers.
And until we meet again, may you go well, and may you go gently,
Jill
2024 Annual Conference
We’re excited to announce that we are well under way with plans for our next conference:
‘WHEN THE DRUGS DON’T WORK – Spiritual Distress: what is it, what’s our experience of it and how do we prevent, accompany or alleviate it?’
Dates: Monday 20th – Wednesday 22nd May 2024
More details, including booking info and the conference programme, are on the Conference Page.
Notice of AGM
Formal notification is given of the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplains, which will take place on Tuesday, 21th May in the late afternoon, during our conference at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire (20–22nd May 2024). Full papers will be provided on the day and also posted on the website.
Any items to be raised under ‘any other business’ should be e-mailed to Carol Gully before the evening of Monday 6th May.
Book Sale
Psychological Therapy Books, who provide the bookstall for our annual conference, have some stock left to clear, and are currently selling popular titles at half price on their website.
You can find the 50% sale page here, and all their chaplaincy titles here.
There is a limited stock of the 50% off titles, and prices will revert to normal once these have been sold!
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