​What is a Parish Nurse? A parish nurse serves a church that has a vision and mission to reach out into the community. The service is a professional one, parish nurses are registered nurses who are trained and accredited by Parish Nurse Ministries UK and validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The service is set up and run by a registered nurse who is a Christian, focusing on wholistic health, wellbeing, and healing, who targets the health needs of the local community and is inclusive of all faiths and none.

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What do Parish Nurses do and don't do? Parish Nursing sits within the existing wider healthcare system between primary care and family based personal healthcare and is a community-based service which promotes health and extra healthcare to support people in times of need. Parish Nurses do not give medical treatments or direct nursing care and they do not replace NHS, local authority nurses or services or specialist nursing charities such as MacMillan nurses. Neither do we preach or convert people. We do offer health education, health screening, health support, spiritual care, and support at the end of life.

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What do we offer?  Revd Geraldine offers her Parish Nurse service at Time Together and during Community Space on Friday mornings at St. Petroc's Parish Centre. Dr Linda Winn offers clinics and activities at St. Thomas' Church in Camelford. Juliet Stewart is creating a new service in the villages of Cardinham, Lanivet and Nanstallon.

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Contact Revd Geraldine: Email: parishnurse@bodminway.org   Mobile: 07957 609 085