The Chaplaincy Team

Susan Naughton - Lead Chaplain  (Anglican)

Simon Habergham  - Lay Chaplain 

Zeenat Hussain -  Muslim Chaplain 

Reverend Prasadu Dharmachari  - Honorary Buddhist Chaplain

Mandy Kazmierski – Honorary End-of-Life Doula 

Jaswant Randhawa  - Honorary Sikh Chaplain

Please contact the chaplaincy team by calling either hospital switchboard and ask to be transferred to the chaplain on duty.

Calderdale Royal Hospital -  01422 357171

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary - 01484  342000

Normal duty times are Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm with chaplains on-call at other times.

If you would like to speak to a chaplain or refer a patient to the chaplaincy service, please obtain the patient and/or family's consent and contact the chaplains via either hospital switchboard. Please do not leave messages in the chaplaincy offices.

Patients and their families may contact the chaplains directly to request a visit.

Referrals may be made by:

• Family and friends.
• Healthcare staff.
• Clergy or community representatives at the request of the patient or their family.

• The patient’s name and ward.
• The patient and/or family or carers consent to the visit.
• The faith community or Christian denomination required.

The co-ordinating chaplain on duty will assist (usually available Monday-Friday 8am - 4pm).Whenever possible staff should speak directly to the chaplain they require. Switchboard have a copy of the chaplaincy duty rota and contact details of the chaplains. 

• Referrals and action taken are recorded in the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) observing Information Governance measures regarding confidentiality and data protection.
• The record may include the nature of the referral, the patient’s faith standpoint and date of visits. We will record any particular ministry undertaken during ward visits or chapel visits.