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Dr Rick Thomas2025-06-10 09:07:022025-06-10 09:07:02Who benefits from abortion decriminalisation? Women or abortion providers?
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christianmf2025-04-22 16:49:402025-04-22 16:49:40CMF’s Values
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christianmf2025-03-04 09:48:542025-04-14 10:43:33Physician Associates: a personal perspective
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christianmf2025-02-13 09:54:232025-04-14 10:43:34‘Judge Plus’ or just spin?
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christianmf2025-01-31 16:02:372025-03-05 17:31:29international health professionals
Why I oppose ‘assisted dying’: A South Asian psychiatrist’s perspective
As someone who has worked as a psychiatrist in the NHS for almost three decades, I’ve sat with hundreds of people struggling with emotional turmoil, suicidal thoughts, and overwhelming despair. Many have felt, in their darkest moments, that their lives were not worth living. Some have even made serious attempts to end their lives. That’s […]
Who benefits from abortion decriminalisation? Women or abortion providers?
The recent case of Nicola Packer has attracted a good deal of attention. The public response has been overwhelmingly sympathetic, rightly so. This poor woman has had to wait over four years for her case to come to court and for her to be cleared of the charge of killing her unborn baby by knowingly […]
when doctors suggest death: an ethical response to clause 5(2)
The amended Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been published ahead of the third reading and House of Commons vote in a few weeks. Contrary to objections – including from some MPs who voted for the Bill with the hope of it being removed in committee – the Bill continues to include Clause […]
committee stage takeaways
The committee reviewing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has finished its line-by-line review of the bill. The amended Bill has been published, and it would be worthwhile for all health professionals to read for themselves what is being proposed. Nearly 600 amendments were submitted, but most were rejected. Of those accepted most […]
when choices collide
The National Health Service Act of 1946 gave the Minister of Health a duty ‘to promote the establishment in England and Wales of a comprehensive health service designed to secure improvement in the physical and mental health of the people of England and Wales and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.’ Aneurin Bevan, the […]
bag babies?
Just as children conceived through IVF became known colloquially as ‘test-tube babies’, the work being carried out by scientists to create artificial wombs has been dubbed by a recent item in The Times as a quest to grow a ‘baby in a bag’.’ The piece didn’t really contain anything new except to say that only […]
Physician Associates: a personal perspective
Physician Associates (PAs) were introduced in the UK in 2003. The NHS describes the profession as aiming to support doctors in the diagnosis and management of patients. Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) have a similar aim in supporting anaesthetists. Over recent months and years, there has been significant controversy over how these professions are or should be […]
Leading the NHS: Proposals to regulate NHS managers
In fulfilment of a manifesto promise, the Labour Government is planning to regulate NHS managers, and their proposals were out for consultation until Tuesday, 18 February 2025. the proposal The aims of this regulation, as stated in the consultation, are to make sure that managers and leaders have the right skills and values to support […]
Corridor care: A response to the RCN’s report.
I’ve heard health professionals joke about the ‘soundproof’ curtains around a patient’s bed-space, where confidential conversations are held behind flimsy fabric under the illusion of privacy. But in a hospital corridor? There is no illusion. Only illumination. Harsh fluorescent strips extinguishing any hope of privacy. Making night and day indistinguishable to those fighting for sleep […]
‘Judge Plus’ or just spin?
When Kim Leadbeater introduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, she reassured the concerned that it provided ‘the strictest safeguards anywhere in the world.’ One key safeguard offered was the involvement of a High Court judge in the process of assessment. Following the assessment of two doctors, it would be for the High […]
GPs and assisted suicide
Be it enacted by the King’s most excellent majesty. I am sure the recent introduction of the so-called ‘assisted dying’ bills through both Westminster and Holyrood has caused us to reflect again on the interface of medicine, faith, and society. I, therefore, could not ignore the Westminster Bill’s standard introduction quoted above. Surely, part of […]
The Supreme Court steps where politicians fear to tread
‘What is a woman?’ It’s the question that causes even seasoned politicians to break out in a cold sweat. We are currently awaiting a verdict from the UK Supreme Court, which is attempting to settle the question legally, once and for all. The hearing is the culmination of a long-running case, initially brought by campaigners […]