Author Index - Andrew Fergusson
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Is this the 'Way to Go'? Review by Andrew Fergusson - Chair, Advisory Group, Care Not Killing Alliance When the BBC announced (1) it was to air a six-episode 'black comedy' about assisted suicide on BBC3, its channel orientated towards young people, there was outcry, Conservative MP Mark Pritchard slamming it...
Review by Andrew Fergusson Chairman, Advisory Group, Care Not Killing Alliance The General Medical Council has launched a consultation ending 4 May, on 'Guidance for the Investigation Committee and case examiners when considering allegations about a doctor's involvement in encouraging or assisting suicide'. (1) The definitive version will primarily...
Emily Jackson and John Keown Hart Publishing, 2012 £15 Pb 190pp ISBN 978 1 84946 178 8 The third volume in ths series Dabating Law allows two opposting experts around 30,000 words each to make their case, 'blind' of what the other will say. the result is accessible and engaging,...
The QT intervalMore than 30 years ago I was, briefly, a registrar in cardiology. I became familiar with interpreting ECG traces, and therefore studied the QT interval. As a relatively new Christian, who has always enjoyed playing (badly) with words, I could relate the QT interval to a habit I...
Christian GP removed from drug advisory committee Hired then fired for being 'controversial' As a GP working with patients with drug problems, CMF member Hans-Christian Raabe was appointed in January to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). On 7 February, before he had attended any meetings in...
Submission to RCoG consultation - care of women requesting induced abortion (24/02/2011)
CMF Submission to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultation onThe Care of Women requesting Induced Abortion On 14 February 2011 CMF became aware of the presence on the...
Submission from Christian Medical Fellowship to The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on revising their 2007 Guidance on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Under-18 Conceptions (07/02/2011)
Between 24 January and 7 February, NICE ran an online consultation for stakeholders on reviewing the official 50-page 2007 guidance, a comprehensive and in itself well-written review in the formal...
CMF submission to Charity Commission consultation (13/01/2011)
Explanatory note: Christian Medical Fellowship is a registered charity. The Charity Commission is due to have its funding cut by 33% in real terms as part of the government's review...
Submission from the Christian Medical Fellowship to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety of Northern Ireland on their consultation on Guidance on the Termination of Pregnancy: The Law and Clinical Practice in Northern Ireland (25/10/2010)
IntroductionThe Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) is an interdenominational organisation in the UK with over 4,000 doctor members and around 1,000 medical student members. Of these, 240 doctors and 106 students...
Submission from Christian Medical Fellowship (and in particular members in Scotland) to the public consultation on: Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill - August 2010 (31/08/2010)
Introduction The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) is an interdenominational organisation in the UK with over 4,000 doctor members and around 1,000 medical student members. Of these, more than 400...