ACGP Conference 2025: 'Hope Bearers'

Friday 10th January 2025, 09:15 - 17:30 GMT

Registration open from 8:30am - 9:15am.

This conference presents a significant opportunity to increase awareness of the value and effectiveness of Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy. We aim to empower those interested in offering a Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy service and further equip those already delivering it. This conference is aimed at anyone keen to learn about the benefits of Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy, including current and prospective Primary Healthcare Chaplains, health service commissioners, GPs, charitable funders and representatives of faith groups seeking to support wellbeing within their communities.

Our speakers will address the topics of:

• Patient-centred spirituality in mental healthcare - Rev. Prof. Christopher Cook
• A personal perspective on spiritual factors and mental health; finding hope in brokenness - Patrick Regan, OBE
• Unhealthy Primary Mental Healthcare - Dr Paul Turner & Dr David Smart
• Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy in Practice: What are we doing? - Helen Watts

Delegates will also have the opportunity to attend 2 of the following seminars:

• Social Prescribing and Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy
• Faith Communities and Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy
• The interface between Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy and Holistic CBT, active listening and coaching
• Experience in the provision of Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy
• Public Health, Community Engagement and Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy
• Maintaining excellence in Primary Healthcare Chaplaincy

Early registration is advised as places are limited.

There are three price brackets for the conference:

• Standard ticket - £140 plus booking fee
• Concession ticket - £100 plus booking fee; this option is for voluntary workers, retired individuals, and students
• Friends of ACGP ticket - £80

Please note that the Friends of ACGP ticket is not bookable through Eventbrite - contact us directly at [email protected].

If you would like to find out more about becoming a Friend of ACGP , please get in touch at [email protected] or visit our website for more details.

This event is organised by the Association of Chaplaincy in General Practice.

Get in touch at [email protected] if you have any queries.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Teaching & Learning Building, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom