The end of the year is always a busy time within CMF. The Student Team are engaging with the new intake of students up and down the country and we are in the midst of the autumn conference season. Inside this edition, you'll read more about the wonderful time we...
Edinburgh debates CMF, CDF (Christian Dental Fellowship) and LCF (Lawyers Christian Fellowship) organised a major series of debates on whether Christianity still has a role in the public square, particularly in health and healthcare. The debates were held at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh on 25 October. Around 140 people,...
Saline Solution training in Northern Ireland In early October, we had a great weekend in Belfast running the last Saline Solution training of trainers course for this year. We now have an Irish team which comprises a midwife, a dentist (and her baby!) a retired physician, a GP and a medical...
Many thanks to those who have completed the National Pastoral Care Survey. Some early analysis suggests that a significant number of Christian doctors and nurses feel a need for pastoral support that is focussed and does not appear to be available in their church settings. Other major themes include managing...
PRIME: Partnerships in International Medical Education In addition to teaching whole person, values-based healthcare around the world, PRIME has been running several seminars in the UK on 'Compassion without Burnout' to mixed participants in various NHS settings (gently introducing Christian concepts in a secular context to support hard pressed colleagues). This...
At the end of October, the Lord gathered together 150 junior doctors from around the UK at the CMF Junior Doctors' Conference. With the theme 'Walking the talk - practical obedience to Christ as a junior doctor', John Wyatt gave Bible talks on 'ambition', 'resilience' and 'presence', sharing his personal...
Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI) Pippa and team were at the NCFI European Regional Leaders' Training Conference at Felden Lodge in Hemel Hempstead in early October. 33 delegates from Christian nursing fellowships and groups in Spain, Norway, Finland, Armenia, Romania, Germany, England and Scotland came for three days. The aim was...
Going Chris Hinton to Kyrgyzstan (July 2019) Will & Daisy Taylor to Gambia (July 2019) Nathan Lawrence to Madagascar (September 2019) Returning Katy Linley from Madagascar (July 2019) Sarah Parry from Cambodia (July 2019) Karen Michell (July 2019) Nicholas Jackson (October 2019) Alison Jackson (October 2019) Obituaries Dr John Geater MBE (q 1967, Birmingham) John served most of his working life...