The next basic media training days will be held in London on 9 and 10 November. Our experts will give tuition in handling TV and radio interviews and how best to get your message across – potentially to an audience of millions. This very worthwhile training is subsidised by CMF and is excellent value.

In May we held a training day specifically for Christian psychiatrists. CMF is often asked to comment on mental health issues, especially when they crop up in the news, and previously we had very few media trained doctors with expertise in this field.

This year's advanced courses took place in September. In Manchester we held a stage two advanced course for doctors who now have extensive media experience. This was followed by an advanced media-training day at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford.