Press Releases
Producing press releases on topical issues is one way in which CMF aims to promote Christian values, especially in bioethics and healthcare, within society. Through these pages you can access all of our press releases.
For media enquiries please call Alistair Thompson on 020 3008 8145 or 07970 162 225
Showing 31 - 40 of 138 Press Releases
Abortion counselling vote: CMF response (07/09/2011)
Following the House of Commons debate on the abortion counselling amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill, Philippa Taylor CMF's Head of Public Policy said: 'While we are...
Abortion raises risk of mental health problems by 81% (01/09/2011)
In the largest study of its kind researchers have concluded that women having abortions experience an 81% increased risk of mental health problems. Published in the prestigious British Journal of...
GPs can pray with patients - as long as it's 'tactful' (28/07/2011)
New guidance for GPs on praying for patients has been released by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) - with backing from the General Medical Council (GMC) and one of the...
CMF welcomes comprehensive RC Psych review on abortion and mental health but raises concerns about accuracy, lack of transparency and overconfident conclusions (15/07/2011)
The Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) are to be congratulated on funding and carrying out a major review of the impact of abortion on women's...
'Doing God' is good for your health (21/04/2011)
Practising Christian faith is good for your health. That's the verdict of a new report which shows that the faithful live longer and remain healthier. At a time when the...
UK Christian doctors raise £25,000 in seven days for two hospitals serving Pakistan flood victims (21/09/2010)
UK Christian doctors have raised over £25,000 in one week to supply free food, clothing and medical care to people displaced by the Pakistan floods. The Christian Medical Fellowship,...
Spiritual matters still belong at the frontline of healthcare. The Christian Medical Fellowship says today's BMA debate on appropriate spiritual care in the NHS is not the last word. (01/07/2009)
The British Medical Association's debate today about spiritual care in the NHS was effectively about who should provide that care. The meeting recognised the importance of spiritual care, and supported...
CMF statement on alcohol and crime (15/05/2009)
The Government has launched a new consultation on a proposed mandatory code on alcohol sales, which aims to tackle alcohol-related crime/disorder, and also reduce the massive NHS bill caused by...
Christian Medical Fellowship backs Chief Medical Officer in his call for minimum price for alcohol (16/03/2009)
The UK's largest organisation of Christian doctors has today backed Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson in his call for a minimum price for alcohol. Under this proposal, no drinks...
Press Release: GP survey calls whole Department of Health abortion strategy into question, says CMF (10/02/2009)
The Christian Medical Fellowship says that today's nationwide survey of GPs confirms that allowing early abortions in GP surgeries would radically change family medicine and will not be in the...
