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Several came along at once... New DVD To celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of CMF 'uniting and equipping Christian doctors' we spent time in the first half of the year recording aspects of our many activities. On the DVD there are two 'trailers' each lasting six minutes – one to be shown perhaps...
In polls, 90% of the public say they support organ donation, but far fewer are actually on the NHS Organ Donor Register - by this July the number was only 27% of those eligible (although up from 20% in the last year). (1) The Organ Donation Task Force concluded in...
CMF has about 450 doctor and 100 student members in Scotland, and since devolution of health policy, they have had to face some different challenges. At the time of writing, two Members of the Scottish Parliament are reviewing results of their radically different consultations on end of life care. Margo...
Earlier this year supernatural phenomena were being reported in Lakeland, Florida at 'revival' events organised by Fresh Fire Ministries, and led by Todd Bentley. [1] Respected evangelical R T Kendall, now retired in Florida, was concerned but did not want to ignore a true work of God: [2] ...
Electronic issues Are you getting e-communications? For more than a year, CMF has been sending out roughly monthly an eNewsletter with links to let you read as much or as little as you have time and inclination for. We have had encouraging feedback from members who appreciate the news itself...
Salford City Council has begun promoting cards announcing 'Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment'.[1] Christened ADRTs by the media, these wallet-sized cards display a prominent cartoon bubble saying 'Stop' and carry NHS and Council logos. They are attached to an explanatory leaflet and are being promoted extensively in GP surgeries, pubs...
Where I was in general practice, a 'diamond geezer' was a respected, mature character, perhaps somewhat of a rough diamond, but a genuine survivor. Does this describe the National Health Service at 60, or, rather, should she now be pensioned off? Former Chancellor Nigel Lawson said the NHS was 'the...
This elegant collection of 16 essays is much more than a critique of the failings of healthcare in the USA. It suggests solutions and its strength is that it is written by an experienced primary care physician. The 'view from outside' comes from his years of working in Africa and...
