Ron Sutherland: Michael Scouler - Hospital Chaplaincy Team

Rev. Michael Scouler of Borders General Hospital's Chaplaincy team was the Rotarians' guest speaker on 24^thNovember. Introduced by Ron Sutherland, Michael began by recounting his path through ministry rôles, commenting that he began as a chaplain in the Army and hoped to complete his career as a chaplain in the Health Service. His talk was serious, and thought-provoking, as he spoke of the circumstances he could find himself in within the hospital. He mentioned the changes in protocol he had seen, from times as a parish minister when he and his colleagues could, within the hospital, consult a record showing which of their church members had been admitted, up to current times when data protection restrictions forbade this.