Anglicare Southern Queensland today welcomes the Bishop of London and former Chief Nursing Officer for England
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Anglicare Southern Queensland is today welcoming the Bishop of London and former Chief Nursing Officer for England as she commences her tour of Anglicare services across our Diocese
Anglicare Southern Queensland is today welcoming the Bishop of London and former Chief Nursing Officer for England as she commences her tour of Anglicare services across our Diocese.
The Right Rev’d and Right Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE is the Church of England Lead Bishop on Health and Social Care, sits in the House of Lords as one of the Lords Spiritual and is a member of the Privy Council.
Bishop Sarah Mullally said that she has eagerly anticipated her visit, which has already included meeting the Archbishop and preaching at a Cathedral service.
“My main focus will be on visiting and talking to those involved with the work of Anglicare in Australia,” Bishop Sarah said.
“This seemed like an ideal opportunity to visit during my Study Leave.”
During her two-day tour, Bishop Sarah will visit Anglicare team members and services in Fortitude Valley, Gympie, Southport, Taigum and Caboolture, along with Archbishop Jeremy and the Chief Executive Officer of Anglicare Australia, Kasy Chambers.
During this special visit Archbishop Jeremy and Anglicare team members will showcase Anglicare’s achievements and the diverse programs and services that support clients, including young people, families and residents.
These outcomes are achieved within a fairly unique corporate framework that covers all our Diocese’s geographical regions.
Anglicare Southern Queensland Chief Executive Officer Sue Cooke, also a registered nurse, said that she is proud to welcome Bishop Sarah.
“Anglicare Southern Queensland is unique in Australia because its governance relationship with the Diocese means that it has a very close working relationship with the wider Church,” Mrs Cooke said.
“Anglicare Southern Queensland has a long history of innovation going back to the 1870s.
“We pioneered community nursing in Brisbane in the early 1900s, and we were the only community nursing service willing to provide specialist care for people living with HIV/AIDS in Queensland in the mid-1980s.
“We continue to innovate and care in many areas today.
“Anglicare Southern Queensland is a service provider that also focuses on advocating for change to policies, funding and systems that impact social and health outcomes for those we serve.”
The Anglican Church Southern Queensland is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Bishop Sarah said that caring for people who are marginalised is fundamental to the whole Communion’s mission.
“Anglican leaders worldwide hold in common our commitment to work for God’s Kingdom, including care for the most vulnerable and engagement with God’s agenda of justice and peace,” she said.
“We can learn so much from one another as we work for change and campaign for equity and justice.”
Mrs Cooke said that she expects the learnings to be two-way and that collaboration, both locally and beyond, is important to achieve best-practice results in the delivery of care.
“There is much to learn from our international colleagues regarding different ways of doing things, innovation, productivity initiatives,” she said.
“As a Church, we can look towards collective impact in the area of social services – collectively making a difference.”
Bishop Sarah was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2005 for her contribution to nursing and midwifery and was installed as the 133rd Bishop of London at St Paul’s Cathedral in May 2018.
She has continued her interest in the health service and has served as a non-executive director at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and then at Salisbury NHS Foundation Hospital.
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