Julian Raffay

My research interests emerged from my mental health chaplaincy. I contend that the ethics of co-production creates an compelling case for redesigning services around peoples’ life goals and in combatting stigma. More recently, I am exploring coproduction’s relevance to chaplaincy.

Member of the Editorial Board for Practical Theology, 2016 -.

2022 Raffay, J. 'Integrating spirituality as a dimension of practice'. In: Higgins, A., Kikku, N. and Kristófersson, G.K. (eds.) Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing: A European Perspective. New York: Springer, (in press).

2022 Raffay, J, McKeown, M, and Thornton, T (Eds.) Co-production in Mental Health: Towards equality in mental healthcare, Monmouth: PCCS Books.

2019 Bryant, D and Raffay, J, Co-production and Promoting Spiritual Wellbeing in Mental Health, in Chaplaincy and the Soul of Health and Social Care: Fostering Spiritual Wellbeing in Emerging Paradigms of Care, Ed. by Ewan Kelly and John Swinton. London: Jessica Kingsley.

2018 Raffay, J and Bryant, D, Spiritual Care: Understanding the Service User, Understanding Ourselves, in Essentials of Mental Health Nursing, Ed. by Karen Wright and Mick McKeown, London: Sage.

2016 Raffay, J, The Francis Report (2013): Neo-Pharisaism in the NHS? Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 4.1, 20-34.

2016 Raffay, J, Wood, E, Todd, A, Service User Views of Spiritual and Pastoral Care in NHS Mental Health Services: A Co-produced Constructivist Grounded Theory Investigation, BMC Psychiatry. 16:200, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0903-9