1. Community Chaplaincy Listening
Dalbeattie Clinic
Community Chaplaincy Listening
Dalbeattie Clinic

2. From a Doctor’s
Perspective

3. CCL@Dalbeattie Clinic
• Up and Running 1 Year
• 1 Chaplain; 6 appointments per week
• About 50 patients
• 1% practice population
• Referrals from Practice Doctors and Nurses

4. The Benefits

5. Less Doctor Appointments
• Limitless Time in an Ideal World
• This is Not and Ideal World
• For many Talking is the Healing Process
• CCl Provides an Effective Forum for the Process

6. Reduced/More EffectiveReferrals
to Specialist Care
• The Healing Process of Telling One’s Story:
• Can Remove the Need for Specialist Referral
• Can make any Referral more Effective

7. Reduced/More Effective
Pharmacological
Intervention
• Reduced Use of Anxiolytics
• Reduced Use of Antidepressants

8. Positive Patient Perception
• Patients Really Like the Service
• 60.5% return
• Very Positive

10. This Year’s
Developments
• Built a new holistic care room
• Added chaplain appointments to the notes
• Added CCL to the local Social Prescribing pilot
• Service seems to be really “bedding in”.

11. Cases
• Mr A.
• Former armed forces- active service in NI
• Married with grown up children
• Struggling with low mood/ moderate depression
• Confided in chaplain
• Possibly saved his life

12. Cases
• Mr B
• New Patient, recent traumatic separation
• Fell apart during consultation
• Obviously helped by talking
• Engaged fully with chaplain
• Haven’t seen him since

13. In Summary
• Less GP Appointments
• More Effective Use of Resources
• Service Popular with Patients
• Builds Resilient Communities

14. Thank you