title: The quiet servant.
abstract: Chaplains have been involved in health care for hundreds of years. St Bartholomew's Hospital, in London, for example, was founded in 1123 by Rahere, a favourite courtier of Henry I who had taken monastic vows and who became the first prior of the hospital, managing the monks who cared for its patients.
authors.affiliation: Co-ordinating chaplain at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Essex.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Driscoll