The UK Board for Healthcare Chaplains (UKBHC) was established in 2009, as a register of healthcare chaplains, to demonstrate the accountability of healthcare chaplains to the public.
The primary aim of UKBHC is the safety and wellbeing of the public, which it achieves by setting high standards for the professional practice of healthcare chaplains. UKBHC hold a register of healthcare chaplains who have fulfilled its criteria admission as registrants.
In August 2017 the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) recognised UKBHC as an Accredited Register. PSA is the regulatory body for all registers of health and social care professionals including GMC and NMC.
On 11th September 2015 The UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy was registered with Companies house as UKBHC Ltd, a Private Company Limited by Guarantee. The Articles of Association detail the format of the company and the Board has published Standing Orders (2015) that outline the workings of the Board. The Standing Orders are available to download below.
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Chaplains/Spiritual Care Professionals have been caring for patients and staff in UK hospitals for over a thousand years. Today the chaplain/spiritual care professional is looked to as a professional figure…
The board is made up as follows: The Board may also co-opt up to four non-voting members. The UKBHC Recruitment policy can be accessed here. Profiles for some board members…
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UKBHC exists to support the work of the four professional chaplaincy bodies in the UK, the Scottish Professional Leadership Group for Spiritual Care (SPLG), and the Welsh Chaplaincy Forum (WCF)….