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Laurence Crutchlow on respectful interaction with colleagues and authorities. To deal honestly with our professional and administrative colleagues and to respect the governing authorities. Our recent discussion of honesty in our dealings with patients (1) set out principles that should extend to others with whom we deal professionally. CMF's ninth value (2)...
One fascinating conversation in heaven will be that between John and Jeremiah. Tim Chester's talks on Revelation at the CMF Student Conference reminded me of the contrast between Jeremiah's instructions to the Jews in Babylon (Jeremiah 29), and John's account of Babylon's fall (Revelation 18). When Babylon falls, a voice...
Laurence Crutchlow is a London GP and CMF Associate Head of Student Ministries. God is still present when we are outside our comfort zone. Perhaps many of us perceive his presence even more in times of challenge, or outside our normal environment. Returning home from any length of time abroad reminds...
Laurence Crutchlow encourages us to see the bigger picture. 'To put our patients first whilst fully accepting our duty to promote preventive medicine and public health.' 'Make the care of the patient your first concern'. If there is only one line of the GMC's Good Medical Practice that you have memorised,...
Laurence Crutchlow on the challenges of being truthful in medicine. 'to speak the truth, respect privacy and safeguard our patients' confidences' 'What is truth?' Pilate asked Jesus during his trial. Jesus had already answered Pilate saying, 'for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world,...
Life in medicine is rarely quiet, and the summer has seen medics sitting exams, travelling on elective, beginning new jobs, or perhaps contributing to the ever growing #weneedtotalkaboutjeremy conversation on twitter. A mixture of ethical discord over assisted suicide, an apparent workforce crisis, and growing controversy around the current health...
Laurence Crutchlow considers marriage and family. 'To uphold marraige between a man and a woman, faithfulness and the family' Marriage is an overarching theme in Scripture. '"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall become on flesh."This is a...
The final few weeks of medical school pass quickly. A blur of revision and sign-ups mark the last clinical placement. Even the exam period can pass surprisingly fast, and after a celebration, graduation and a holiday, you soo nfind that your few days of shadowing your new F1 job have...
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 1:8) In a world obsessed with the new, the innovative, and 'progress', why would someone say that they are always the same? Isn't that boring? Isn't someone who was the right person for the time 2,000 years ago rather...
Laurence Crutchlow on serving those in need. who are the 'poor, vulnerable and marginalised'? Sometimes it is obvious enough. A patient with severe learning difficulties is likely to be vulnerable and probably marginalised as well. A homeless patient in the emergency department is probably all three. Yet it isn't always...
