Patients struggling with conditions that cannot be treated solely through medical treatment are being referring to local chaplains, in a bid to address issues of brokenness and self-worth that could be impacting people’s physical health.

Dr Ross Bryson, Head of the Karis Medical Centre is one GP who sees spiritual ministry as a vital part of patient care and has secured funding for a chaplain to serve the spiritual needs of patients at his West Birmingham surgery.

Speaking to The Times Dr Bryson said: “There are factors in our humanity which are not emotional: they are issues to do with meaning and belonging and connectedness, and hope, and being valued.”

He added: “We are all overwhelmed in general practice with distressed people.

“And when we know there is someone who can be trusted to help with this person and walk alongside them, then I think we all want that.”

The Royal College of General Practitioners has endorsed the concept, acknowledging the importance of spiritual care for patient recovery.

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The Home Office came under fire in 2018 after members of the Windrush generation and their children were wrongly detained and deported – and others denied access to healthcare, work, housing benefits and pensions.

Bishop Paul McAleenan criticised the UK government for its mishandling of environment policies and urged them to learn from their previous mistakes.

He said: “As a result of the Government’s hostile environment policies, members of the Windrush generation were until very recently detained and even deported.

“The Government must now restore the human dignity of those whose rights were violated.

“They must ensure that necessary emergency support is provided and compensation made.

“Most of all they must take steps to ensure that such mistakes which undermine one’s God given value are never repeated.”

Saturday marked the first National Windrush Day – 71 years after migrants came from the Caribbean to help rebuild Britain after World War Two.

A permanent monument is set to be build at Waterloo Station in London, to honour the Windrush generation.

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Christian believers in Masiya Mahuwatoli village had their bibles burned and harrassed with threats of death and excommunication by Members of Hindu Jagran Manch, if they did not renounce their Christian faith.

According to religious freedom charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), 37 Christians have managed to escape the area, after locals threatened to confiscate their land and cut them off from food and water supplies if they did not change their religion.

The displaced families, including one pregnant woman, have sought refuge in neighbouring villages.

Three other families were forcefully converted to Hinduism.

Violence towards religious minorities in India has risen significantly over the last five years after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) first came to power.

President Narendra Modi’s BJP party secured a further five year term in the country’s recent elections.

CSW released the following statement: “We are deeply concerned for the wellbeing of the Christian families who have been forced to either convert or run for their lives.

The freedom to choose a religion is a fundamental right afforded to every Indian citizen.

We urge the local authorities to prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes, to give full protection to these families, and to take the necessary steps to ensure that Christian families in Masiya Mahuwatoli village are able to live without…

The Australian full-back is looking to raise three million dollars through his online crowd funding project, to contest his sacking on the grounds of religious discrimination.

A number of former Wallabies have turned to social media to share their frustration at Folau’s fundraising campaign.

Drew Michael posted a picture of Folau’s legal action fund next to one for a sick baby, tweeting: “You are in a fight you chose to be in after you broke the terms of your contract, the kids below are in a fight they never wanted to be in and yet you think you deserve donations more than they do?

“It’s no longer about religion, it’s about your greed.”

YOU are in a fight that YOU chose to be in after YOU broke the terms of YOUR contract, the kids below are in a fight they NEVER wanted to be in & yet YOU think YOU deserve donations more than they do??!!

It’s no longer about religion, it’s about YOU and YOUR greed.@IzzyFolau ‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/mdywzaw1ha

— Drew Mitchell (@drew_mitchell) June 21, 2019

Folau’s AUS$4 M (£2.2m) contract was terminated after a controversial Instagram post which said that ‘hell awaits’ sinners including adulterers and homosexuals.

Speaking to Sydney’s 2GB, Folau said he stood by his comment: “My faith is what defines me as a person, it’s who I am and it’s why I wanted to stand up and fight [the decision].

Folau has already raised nearly…