faith in practice
Putting the Christian faith into practice challenges us all. Doctors can also face specific hurdles in integrating their faith with medical practice.
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The NHS in debt and distress: an opportunity for Christian leadership
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Dr Tim Lyttle gives the 2012 Rendle Short Lecture at the CMF National Graduates' Conference, entitled The NHS in debt and distress: an opportunity for Christian leadership.
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Building CMF Networks (triple helix - spring 2012)
Mark Pickering suggests ways to strengthen CMF's local and regional support networks. key points - Local networks are essential. Although membership of the local church is vital, doctors often need to talk and pray with others who understand the challenges of medicine. Building closer links is not...
From Muswell Hill to Malawi (triple helix - spring 2012)
Richard Brueton reflects on his journey to faith and subsequent overseas work in Malawi . key points - A Christian upbringing including education at a cathedral school led the author to question the meaning of life but the answer proved elusive. Years later through studying the Gospels and with the...
Dementia - a glorious opportunity (triple helix - spring 2012)
Jennifer Bute recounts her experiences as a GP with early-onset Alzheimers' key points - After a brief family history, the author describes how the first symptoms of early-onset Alzheimer's went undiagnosed and instead spurred her to find coping strategies for her developing cognitive problems....
spirituality of Monday to Saturday (nucleus - winter 2011)
Alex Bunn considers our calling to the 9 to 5 window. Work matters - - We work because God the Father and Son work. It's a privilege to work for the family firm whatever our role. - God's first command remains: to be productive in whatever he has gifted us for. - Anything done in imitation of...
The book of books (triple helix - winter 2011)
Jason Roach on doctors whose lives have been profoundly shaped by the truths of the Bible. - It has been called the most influential translation of the most influential book in the world. Over the last 400 years the King James Version of the Bible has stirred social movements such as the abolition...
From medicine to motherhood (triple helix - winter 2011)
Anika Lillicrap shares her experiences of past mistakes, medical training, marriage, miscarriage and motherhood. key points - Looking back on key moments in her life the author testifies to God's gentle leading helping her to adapt as circumstances changed. After a night of teenage rebellion a...
British Medical Journal publishes rant against religion (7/12/2011)
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a 'vitriolic rant' against religion and its role in medicine. In the article 'Secularism needs a distinctive medical voice' Colin Brewer, a director at the Secular Medical Forum, writes that we should 'laugh' at teachings on the sanctity of life. Brewer, who's been struck off the medical register by...Read Full Release...
At what cost? Stewardship and commissioning (triple helix - winter 2011)
key points - A key element of the NHS reforms will be the transfer of commissioning from Primary Care Trusts to the new Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The author explores the ethical dilemmas that clinician commissioners will inevitably face due to the conflict of interest between...
GMC consultation on 'Good Medical Practice' (triple helix - winter 2011)
The General Medical Council in October launched a consultation (1) on the new draft of 'Good Medical Practice', its core guidance for doctors. The guidance, which was last published in November 2006, is reviewed every five years. Anyone can respond and questionnaires are available on line. The...