Chaplaincy at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

The Chaplaincy team for the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is based at the Queen Alexandra Hospital and led by:

• Rev Connie Sherman, with
• Deacon Kim Cabataña
• Fr James Lewis
• Fr John Adikwu

They are supported by eight volunteers, who serve patients in 1,200 beds and nearly 9,000 staff. They offer pastoral, spiritual and religious support to patients, relatives and staff, having contact with 1,000 patients and relatives each month through bedside visits, end-of-life rituals, funerals and memorial services. Staff are supported by pastoral sessions, sports groups and workshops.

They are part of a hospital wide team, who are trained to facilitate debriefs after critical incidents. The chaplains are on site on weekdays between 8.30am and 5pm, and offer an on-call service for urgent requests outside these hours. To contact them, ring 023 9228 6408 or email: pho-tr.chaplaincyservices-groupmailbox@nhs.net (email will go live on 12/05/25).

Their vision statement is as follows:
Chaplaincy supports excellent person-centred, holistic patient care by offering compassionate pastoral, spiritual and religious support to all patients, their relatives and staff.

The chaplains also lead Christian worship in the hospital multi-faith chapel, to which all are welcome.

Sunday services:

• 4pm: Mass (Catholic)

Weekday services:

• Monday 12.30pm: Mass (Catholic)