CMF Blogs

Latest posts

Midwifery in the headlines

February 2, 2024 Written by Guest NHS

Midwifery was in the news for all the wrong reasons at the end of last year. As a midwife of ten years, I was heartbroken to read headlines from The Times that said: ‘Midwives “toxic” working conditions putting babies’ lives at risk, report finds‘ and […]

Striking the right balance: how can Christian medics decide about industrial action?

January 26, 2024 Written by Guest Christianity , Medical Practice , NHS

Until a decade ago, I was a medic struggling through the NHS quagmire. So, when I had the opportunity to join the CMF Junior Doctors Conference back in November 2023, I prepared myself to meet lots of doctors now near drowning in the thickening muck. […]

Want to change the future?

October 3, 2023 Written by Felicia Wong Christianity , CMF

Having grown up in a TV family, I particularly loved movies that fostered the imagination, especially time travel. To be able to change what could have been or what might be, was the stuff of childhood dreams. What would you change if you could time […]

Female doctor examining newborn baby in incubator. Night shift

The ‘Letby effect’ on this paediatric nurse

September 29, 2023 Written by Bex Lawton Medical Practice , Nursing

Firstly, let me say that I cannot even begin to imagine the grief the families involved in this case must have gone through these last eight years and are still going through. The atrocities committed by Lucy Letby are chilling and deeply distressing. Honestly, it […]

Female reproductive health concept. Woman hand holding uterus sh

The UK’s first womb transplant – what the media missed out

September 25, 2023 Written by Trevor Stammers Medical Practice , New Technologies

The first UK ‘womb transplant’, carried out by Richard Smith’s team in Oxford and announced at the end of August, understandably gained a lot of press coverage and was heralded by some as the ‘dawn of a new era’. In fact, the first uterus transplant […]

← Previous 1 2 3 … 216 Next →