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Social care and COVID-19: crisis or opportunity?

May 6, 2020 Written by Christianity , Society

If a week is a long time in politics in normal times, then at the moment two years can feel like a geological epoch! In January 2018, we welcomed the explicit inclusion of social care into the name of the former Department of Health, making […]

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Coping with loneliness in lockdown

April 30, 2020 Written by Christianity

Over the past few weeks, the world has changed drastically. What was once considered normal, such as spending the afternoon in the park with friends, may now be considered a criminal offence. Our way of life, work and church have all had to change and […]

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Palliative care and COVID-19

April 28, 2020 Written by Christianity , End of Life , Medical Practice

I didn’t pay much attention to them at first. The news stories about Wuhan and the Facebook posts from Christians there asking for prayer. I probably said a few ‘arrow prayers’ but didn’t really engage. It was all far away, and it wouldn’t ever impact […]

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Coping with loss of control

April 24, 2020 Written by Christianity , Mental Health

We are used to a sense of control over our lives and our day to day decisions. I can choose when to go to the shops, what colour to paint my house, what plants to plant in the garden. I can choose what level of […]

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Some biblical answers to suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 23, 2020 Written by Christianity

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, people and physicians around the world are facing trials of many kinds: the threat of illness, the death of loved ones, scarcity of health care resources, and the loss of patients. As Christians, the experience of suffering can […]