Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF)

30/07/2026

📢 Resident Doctors! We cannot wait for this year's RDC with our main speaker Tobias Brown! 6-8 November, Yarnfield, Stafford. Have you booked yet ⁉️ Grab a discount while you can! 🔗 Link in bio ⬆️

17/07/2026

Encombrant: on the removal of unwanted things…and people.

Susan Marriott reflects on the recent ***de legislation passed in France, and what the protests tell us about the faults in Lauren Edwards' recently published Bill in the UK.

A French word has lingered in my mind since reading news coverage of France’s decision to legalise assisted su***de and euthanasia earlier this week. Encombrant. I noticed it written in large letters on a placard held by an older woman pictured in the press coverage. It means something like ‘cum...

10/07/2026

On Friday, 11 September, MPs will vote on the reintroduced Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which seeks to introduce physician-assisted su***de into England and Wales. If the Bill is defeated on that day, it will fall. Here is CMF's call to action for all concerned health professionals and others who do not want to see assisted su***de legalised in England and Wales.

Friday 11 September is the day MPs are expected to vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This will be the second reading of Lauren Edwards MP’s reintroduced Bill. The Bill could drastically impact healthcare and the protection of vulnerable people, but crucially, if MPs reject the ...

05/06/2026

Can we really have an effective anti-su***de strategy when we are providing assistance to a certain section of society to end their lives? If we are saying to some that the world is better with them in it, but to others that they are better off dead, do we not end up with a confused message about the value of human life? In this blog, Susan Marriott looks at t a recent Lancet article that reveals the mire we are entering.

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A recent article in The Lancet Psychiatry provides a window into a philosophical tension at the heart of current assisted su***de debates. The article reflects on the case of Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who died by euthanasia earlier this year. Castillo experienced profound suffering throughout...

29/05/2026

Demilade's encountered CMF at a CMF Pudding Party in her first year! By third year, she was the prayer secretary for the Nottingham CMF group and now she's the Chair of the CMF National Student Council. What a journey!

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19/05/2026

New on the CMF blog, Trevor Stammers reports on the recent BMA response to the Cass Report.

Trevor Stammers reports on the recent BMA response to the Cass Report.

19/05/2026

Last week, Head of CMF Comms Steve Fouch went to see an interesting play about a GP becoming a patient. It is an interesting discussion starter for conversations about death, dying, and assisted su***de. Here is his review and thoughts...
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Last week, I attended one of the first performances of a new play, ‘Heartsink’ by Farine Clark, a former GP who has faced her own struggles with illness. It tells the story of Dr Jeffrey Longford, a well-liked and respected GP nearing retirement who suddenly discovers he has a terminal cancer di...

19/05/2026

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19/05/2026

Demilade's CMF story is a powerful reminder that when we invest in students and young professionals, we are shaping the next generation of Christian leaders in healthcare.

CMF encourages people to live out their faith in the workplace. And while Christian health professionals are relatively privileged, it is so powerful to have...