The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ALMONER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ALMONER
- Hospital official who could give Ron meal
- Care worker shows a lot of cash in both hands
- A recluse hosts male welfare worker once
- Not entirely calm, one rushed old hospital worker
- Calm, one remarks, surrounds hospital worker
- Mass held by a hermit for social worker
- A solitary type, male engaged as hospital worker no more
- Former charity worker‘s controversial role with man
- Hospital worker once left doctor in near chaos
- Social worker finds an isolated person outside front of museum
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The straight part
We know that "hospital worker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hospital worker = almoner.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ALMONER mean?
ALMONER noun- One who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses
- One who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop
- A title given to a royal officer charged with the duty of distributing alms or bounty on behalf of a monarch
- A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and after-care.