Covid vaccine mandates: why the Government’s change of policy is a wise move
Few issues have created such division among health professionals as Covid vaccine mandates. While most NHS staff freely accepted vaccination and are strong advocates... Read more.
Faith during wartime
Shock and disbelief were my first two reactions when I awoke on 24 February to the news that Russia had invaded Ukraine. Horror as I saw residential buildings across... Read more.
Costing our lives
The health impacts of the cost-of-living crisis should concern us Anyone in clinical practice knows that wealth impacts health and vice versa. Despite having a healthcare... Read more.
it would have been enough…
My mother had a saying whenever the news proudly proclaimed that scientists had made a major new discovery of what some might call the ‘blooming obvious’,... Read more.
Nuffield Council on Bioethics Call for Evidence: Independent review of disagreements in the care of critically ill children in England.
We welcome this initiative from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCoB) and the opportunity to contribute to it. Many of our members work in hospitals, including... Read more.
HFEA survey on modernising the regulation of fertility treatment and research involving human embryos
The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) holds the view that human life begins with fertilisation. Further, we believe that human life has intrinsic value, being made... Read more.
CMF Submission to the Isle of Man Assisted Dying – Private Members’ Bill Consultation
‘Terminal illness’ is defined as ‘a progressive disease, which can reasonably be expected to cause death.’ We appreciate that it can be fiendishly... Read more.
House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry into Perspectives on Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide
The UK has been a world leader in the hospice movement, building on the foundations laid by pioneers like Cicely Saunders who famously said: ‘You matter because... Read more.
Assisted dying in Jersey: submission to consultation
The consultation document states that “the purpose of this consultation is not to consider whether assisted dying should be permitted in Jersey – as... Read more.
Consultation on ‘Interim service specification for specialist gender dysphoria services for children and young people’
Following the announcement earlier this year that the GIDS (Gender Identity Development Service) clinic, located at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, is to be... Read more.
