This is the first time I have come across the idea that an NHS provided service would also be religious. I do hope that there are other practices in the area (I had no choice where I last lived, or at my current address), especially given that there are a variety of faiths practiced by the public - I know that Thanet (the part of Kent) has, for example, a Jewish community. I, though a Christian, would not be happy if the only option was an openly Christian practice, because it would raise issues I might disagree with.

I don't know how it could have happened that there could be a sectarian practice, when it started, under what rules, and I think it should be monitored, and future practices of this sort prevented. This is not what the NHS should be about, and makes me concerned about the recent proposals in Parliament.

Penny