Public policy
CMF submissions
CMF makes regular submissions to official bodies on a wide range of issues at the interface of Christianity and medicine. In the last four months we have responded to consultations on prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse, mitochondrial donation, abortion for anencephaly, children's involvement and preventing sexually transmitted infections.
All are available on our website at www.cmf.org.uk/publicpolicy/submissions. See also regular comment on topical issues on the CMF Blogs pages: www.cmfblog.org.uk
Assisted suicide debates
With the Falconer and MacDonald bills attempting to legalise assisted suicide due for debate in the New Year (see Triple Helix) dialogue is hotting up. CMF CEO and CNK Director Peter Saunders was involved in formal debates on 'assisted dying' in November in both London and Oxford with Lord Falconer (and others) and former MP and Liberal Democrat health spokesman Dr Evan Harris respectively. The text of Peter's talk at the former debate on the 'slippery slope' (along with a full review) is available on the Care Not Killing website: bit.ly/1camAfF
staff
Farewell to Annie
At Christmas Annie Leggett, our full time nurses staffworker for the last three years, will be moving on to pastures new. Annie has made a huge contribution to the life of the fellowship over the last few years, and has pioneered the student ministry from the ground floor up. Anyone who has met Annie knows she is a bundle of energy and fun with a deep love for the Lord and his people. She will be missed by all the team. Join with us in praying that the Lord would bless her as she moves back into church pastoral ministry.
Other staff news
In other staff/volunteer news, Alice Johnson is taking a year out after FY2 working with students and juniors in the west Midlands. Emma Pedlar (Manchester) and Rachel Perry (Southampton) are both doing intercalated courses in global health and are working as volunteers with CMF for two days a week, assisting the International and Student departments. Emma is helping organise the 2014 International Medical Students' Conference in February.
Opportunities for Volunteers
There are growing opportunities to do voluntary work in CMF. We are currently looking for:
A Trust Application Writer
To draft approach letters to charitable trusts in support of CMF projects. Essential: experience writing applications or research funding application writing. Contact: Graham Sopp, T 020 7234 9666, E Graham.Sopp@cmf.org.uk
Communications Committee
To be part of a team that assesses manuscripts submitted for publication and oversees CMF social media work. We are keen to hear from medically-qualified persons who are theologically aware, have an eye for detail and can take on proofreading and copy editing projects to a high standard. John Martin, T 020 7234 9665, E John.Martin@cmf.org.uk
members
Outgoing
Philip Davies (Birmingham) to Uganda
Chris Downing (Leeds) to Albania
Rosemary Faulkes (Birmingham) to South Africa
Howard Friend to Malawi
Raymond Givan (Belfast) to Uganda
Philip Griffin (University College) to Ethiopia
Alison Lievesley (Guy's) to Sudan
Douglas Noble (Oxford) to Nepal
Christine Raby (Sheffield) to Malawi
Rebecca Reith (Bart's & The London) to South Africa
Nicola Wood (Bristol) to Malawi
Homecoming
Ronnie & Carolyn Alcorn (Belfast) from Mongolia
Rosie Barnes (Liverpool) from Singapore
Richard Stainton (The London) from Peru
Becky Hammond (Norfolk) from Somaliland
Obituaries
Margaret White (q Sheffield 1943) a Croydon GP and renowned campaigner against euthanasia and abortion who according to her Daily Telegraph obituary, once left the highly opinionated broadcaster David Starkey lost for words.
Died 17 April 2013.
David Baldwin (q Cambridge 1946) died 10 May 2013, CMF notified 21 November 2013.
Richard Sears (q Cambridge, 1948) died 14 June 2013, CMF notified 14 June 2013.
Mary Rackham (q Royal Free, 1957) retired GP, died in Soros on 7 April 2012. CMF notified 30 July 2013.
Kenneth Barker (q Bristol, 1952) for many years a GP in Pontardawe, died 28 February 2013.
Maureen McFarland (q Belfast 1982). CMF notified 19 November 2013.
Elizabeth Atkinson (q Durham, 1961) died on Saturday 20 July 2013. CMF notified 13 August 2013
