Ian Ainsworth-Smith
Ian Ainsworth-Smith was chaplain to St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in south London between 1973 and 2006. His contribution to Letting Go (SPCK, 2nd revd edn 1999) draws on his experience as a pastor and hospital chaplain. Ian taught extensively in the area of bereavement and loss, and ethics. He has also acted as a member and chairman of several Research Ethics Committees.
Since his retirement to Somerset, Ian has been active in several local parishes and is also Adviser for Hospital Chaplaincy in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. He also draws on his first training as a classicist and church historian to lecture occasionally on cruise ships. He continues his involvement with medical ethics, teaching junior doctors, and is Chairman of the Cornwall and Plymouth Research Ethics Committee. Ian is a Canon Emeritus of Southwark Cathedral and was awarded the MBE in 2006 for services to the National Health Service.
