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Another new staff worker We are delighted to announce that Audrey Chalmers has been appointed as a second CMF graduate staff worker. Audrey will be supporting graduates and regional teams all across Scotland, with some involvement in wider UK activities. She joins Charlotte Hattersley who, based in Hull, has...
There have been so many changes in the NHS and in the government's approach to the public sector in recent years that many Christian doctors feel isolated and discouraged. One of our greatest needs as a fellowship is to have people who will provide a listening ear for members, together...
New growth Record autumn conference season Thank you so much, it's been a really great conference. Such a great investment in my life, I hope to be a different doctor on Monday! I have enjoyed the focus on general discipleship, rather than explicit 'ethical' issues – needed to catch up...
These two papers are worth reading together. Jim Collins, a non-Christian and author of a larger volume on business management entitled Good to Great, has written this monograph specifically for managers and leaders in non-profit organization. Jill Garrett, in a Christian Research Leadership Lecture delivered in 2006, refers to Collins'...
In the light of March 2008's General Medical Council guidelines on Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice, can it be appropriate for me to talk to patients about Jesus? What are the ethical guidelines? Will I get into trouble with my employer? These recently published guidelines are intended to provide more...
It is challenging to see what God is doing among junior doctors today. Meeting junior doctors at various occasions, including weddings, I have found that some are greatly enjoying their training and feel they are in the right place, some have failed to find training posts, have become depressed and...
'Great Expectations' fulfilled at National Conference! Approaching 250 of us gathered at Swanwick from 25–27 April for the annual national conference. It was a great time for all ages and stages, and many expressed appreciation of the varied programme and the less rushed timetable. One long term member wrote subsequently:...
What will we have to cope with next? I have just received the following challenging accounts of their lives from two doctors: The GP As a 36 year old mother of two and active member of the local Baptist church, what is on my mind as a GP, and leader...
What a fiasco the new selection procedure for specialist training posts within Modernising Medical Careers has turned out to be! The government has been forced to climb down on its original plans and is struggling to find a workable compromise half way through the process. There has been a worrying...
Some years ago, when he moved from Philadelphia to Hungary to work with International Health Services, emergency physician Bob Snyder began to write a journal of the spiritual lessons that God was teaching him through everyday experiences. In this book, Bob has brought together 50 of these vignettes and asked...
