The debate about hydration in the dying has been intense and very important. Gillian Craig, a retired geriatrician, brings an excellent breath of fresh air to this debate, providing data, published research and a wide range of opinion. The style of the book is interesting, a collage of papers and...
'I do want to' said our blessed Lord when asked by a leper if he wanted to cure him. [1] As doctors, it is our huge privilege to participate in healing. The challenge of medicine has been to do well what works and to avoid ineffective treatments. The National Institute...
The draft Mental Capacity Bill[1] was published this summer following a decade of discussion and negotiation. One of the remarkable things about the bill is how long it has taken to come to parliament. This is largely due to the considerable input from various faith-based and 'pro-life' organisations, including CMF,...
'Doctors warned against preaching to patients' was the headline provoked by the Spring edition of Triple Helix.[1,2] The place of evangelism in doctors' daily work is a sensitive issue and the response was a strong instruction that doctors may not force their beliefs onto patients. 'It is totally inappropriate to...