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Hospice chaplain Vickie Peters has streamed services listed by video for patients

Coronavirus radically changed the work Life of the hospitals. But it only affected not by The Doctors , nurses and auxiliary Staff . While the main help task of the clergy - to find the patient a sense of Peace - Remains unchanged, The Way They do that has changed beyond recognition.

is Lying on a table in the chapel of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in a special document.

On his pages of Prayers and blessings for the dying patient are to be read, not by a person of The Cloth but is not a member of the Staff - a nurse or Doctor , in case of the Kaplan available.

The document, the existence is a Testament to the immense impact of Covid-19 on the inner workings of the health care system.

Prayers and blessings for the various faiths were printed and laminated for sick to read sisters, if a chaplain is not available

versions of these Prayers and blessings were printed out, laminated, and for the various hospital stations for use in case of emergency.

Sometimes, chaplains speak to patients via an iPad in particular, to connect a patient with Family Members .

The Hospital 's lead chaplain, Adrian Woodbridge, said: "It is as good as The Presence of Other People leads you through this process, but it is better than nothing.

"is It somewhere in The Middle , and do The Best we can with what we have. "

Adrian Woodbridge in prayer

Mr Woodbridge says The Number of Covid-19 deaths is difficult to capture completely.

"The danger is, we see a lot of numbers on the telly. We get numb to them, but these figures represent the human Life - the People Loved , and People you Loved , People who are connected to each other, and their families.

"And what is the clinic we see a glimpse, that we understand, that every Life is a human Life and it is really missed, and was really excited. "

Mr Woodbridge former municipality paid for him a tattoo on his arm on a previous coloring of a scantily clad woman

Sidra Naeem, chaplain to St Luke's Hospice in Basildon, said her role was that today, only for a phone call.

"It is very, very difficult, because 80 to 90% of communication is actually through Visual Communication .

"you can't see the patient expression on their faces, They don't always Pick Up on your voice or your Body Language , and sometimes a patient was able to cry and you don't know it.

"And you can't give them a hug or hold your hand, which is often needed, especially in end-of-Life patients. "

Sidra Naeem, said the coronavirus had wrought devastation on the Islamic funeral process

burials for the Muslim patient was particularly difficult, said MS Naeem.

"many deaths, with a disproportionate number of black and ethnic minority, so already have a huge backlog of burial processes within the Muslim cemeteries. There were waiting lists.

"The main thing is that a lot of Muslims who have died of the coronavirus were not washed before burial, which is an Islamic requirement. It is mandatory, really, and They were Just Buried , how They were Covered And Then buried.

"And Muslim funerals are usually quite large; in General, you can expect 100 People or more to come, send blessings on The Dead . But it was not permitted for a maximum of six, only close Family Members , which meant that all the Other People see the funeral, the grief work is actually delayed. "

For all The Pain and the torment that the pandemic has caused Ms. Naeem has sought the positive.

"I think everyone has now realized that so much of what you had before and to appreciate now. We have a stronger bond with our families, we appreciate Our Friends more, because we have not seen you, and we appreciate the NHS more.

"has It made us to go right down to the basics, and We Are much more humble now and We Are all a nation, really, in front of the same evil. "

Muslim coronavirus patients who died, were not washed before the funeral, says MS Naeem

Vickie Peters, said The Lead chaplain of St Helena hospice in Colchester, Essex,, one of the greatest challenges of pastoral care in the midst of the pandemic, the distancing was, both physically and emotionally.

"I think, for someone who said the receipt of palliative care, which is, obviously, your Life is limited, and you have all the fears and physical symptoms that you have to do what is already a difficult thing," Mrs. Peters.

The Rev Vickie Peters says she finds The Contact that you would typically with end-of-Life -patients

"It feels like We Are not in a position to show compassion, in all The Ways we used to do in the situation.

"To me, pastoral care is about being present with the People , it comes to be able to hold your hand and look into their eyes and simply them to be in what she's going through. To do

"don't have a phone, or even through a mask - it's just the same connection to the People .

"are We now record services and put them on YouTube channels for our patients.

"to deal with, I think, one of The Challenges for our patients and families is not only a feeling of isolation you have. "

A labeled pebble in St Helena hospice-the chapel

in Front of the Corona Virus, most of the hospices family and friends are allowed to visit. This has changed, with visitors often allowed, to the municipality, unless the patient is at The End of their Life - and even then this is more severe restrictions.

"I don't know, some of my patients live alone and not with the supervisor to come inside you said to me, the things, as you had said, actually a face-to-face conversation with another human being, which started since the lockout", Mrs. Peters.

"It is really bizarre that it's like the whole world has changed, the whole way that we work.

"My role here is to help People to have Peace in The Journey , and before you die.

"And I think this is probably more relevant than ever, really only helps People with everything you have, which is always to be found in The Way of you, Peace . "

photography by Laurence Cawley

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Source of news: bbc.com