London, England, May 10, 2007 / 10:21 am
The UK Secretary of State for Health has expressed support for a new range of resources created to support Catholic patients and healthcare staff.
A series of practical publications and a new website (www.catholicsinhealthcare.org.uk <http://www.catholicsinhealthcare.org.uk>), under the banner: Caring for the Catholic Patient, offer guidelines for health workers and NHS managers and trusts.
The materials were created by Catholics in Healthcare. The volunteer group, which helps witness to the Church's teaching that Catholics in healthcare are an important part of Christ's healing mission, is backed by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England.