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'Postcode lottery!' soon appears in the media [1] when local decisions about healthcare resources are compared, even though public demand for services 'closer to home' makes such differences inevitable. Health and funding decisions cause much controversy in the UK, with the so-called 'dementia tax' [2] playing a big part in...
How can we navigate the minefield of evidence around the effects of abortion? This is challenging enough for the medical student, let alone the teenager with an unexpected pregnancy or the counsellor with limited medical background trying to help her work this through. This book aims to draw together the evidence...
Gloucestershire doctor Edward Jenner is widely known for his work in the 1790s on smallpox vaccination. His faith is less well known though clearly attested to in his correspondence. [1] In the modern era, COVID vaccine researcher Francis Collins has spoken openly about his faith. [2] Vaccines are now available for...
'Isn't it enough to tell them the gospel and let the Holy Spirit do the rest?' 'Why get bogged down in studying critical theory when Holy Scripture is sufficient for our every need and question?' 'You'll never argue someone into the Kingdom of God' Defined broadly as 'reasoned arguments...
Laurence Crutchlow is CMF Associate Head of Student Ministries and a GP in London Will Psychiatry? Will loves it. Yes, Freud is a bit strange, but 10 am starts mean Will can read a full four chapters of the Bible each morning, get through all his PrayerMate items, as well as the...
Miracles CS Lewis 304pp, Collins ISBN: 9780007461257 paperback £8.99 Mediaeval literature expert CS Lewis was no stranger to science, having written the Planetary Trilogy (1) describing voyages to both Mars and Venus and the perils of the National Institute of Co-Ordinated Experiments. (2) Published in 1947, Miracles deals with philosophical...
can I pray with a patient? A patient might ask for prayer perhaps with a GP they know to be a Christian, or perhaps from a student who they've got to know well. These situations are the exception, not the rule. But prayer can be greatly valued by patients when...
At first glance it appears relatively uncontroversial. After all, the World Health Organization (WHO) describes health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity', (1) which isn't so different. In some parts of the NHS spiritual care is embraced....
'Where is home for you?' If you haven't worked out an answer before Freshers' Week starts, do it now. Along with 'what course do you do?' and 'which halls are you in?', it is one of the staples of conversation in registration queues, or at the first meeting of the...
You've just enjoyed a discussion on autonomy in an ethics seminar. During the coffee break your friend asks: 'You Christians seemed to have a lot to say in that session. What do you actually believe?' You've got five minutes. What do you say? The motto 'Be Prepared' is important not...
