Thea Brown Spiritual Care

A person is made up of mind, body and spirit, and in 2031 healthcare will reflect this.

Spiritual Care addresses the times in a patient’s journey when they struggle to find something to believe in. It specifically focuses on offering support after a diagnosis. To facilitate this, a new job role would be created within the NHS: A Narrative Counsellor.

Through a series of sessions the Narrative Counsellor will guide the patient on a meditative journey by asking targeted questions pertaining to their core beliefs such as “when do you feel most vulnerable?” and “what does joy mean to you”. To facilitate this, each patient is supplied with a figurine that responds to the patient’s spiritual input. It glows and the light grows stronger the more the patient interacts with it. The colours of the light it emits are dependent on the emotions and energy of the patient meaning each figurine is unique. Essentially, this figurine acts as a “living” reflection of their spiritual journey.