Dr Sarah Eagger (MB,BS; FRCPsych) is a consultant psychiatrist working privately in the City of London. After 30 years in the NHS she retired as a consultant and honorary senior clinical lecturer at the department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, London. She is past chair and continues on the executive committee of the Spirituality Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is also past chair of The National Spirituality and Mental Health Forum UK and the British Holistic Medical Association. She is currently Chair of the Janki Foundation, a UK based charity that promotes spirituality in healthcare. She is the coordinating editor of Values in Healthcare – a facilitator’s manual for healthcare professionals who, like her, are concerned about how the spiritual aspect is being neglected in medical and healthcare education.