Daisy is a medical student but also works as a health advisor on the NHS111 helpline. This telephone helpline has been a vital part of helping the public get accurate health information and advice to avoid overloading GP surgeries and accident and emergency departments with non-urgent cases. How is her work making an impact, and how can we pray and support her and others doing this vital work?


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Today, we have a compilation of short stories from members on how their teams are responding to COVID-19 challenges and how they are working together to support one another in new ways.

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‘I feel, therefore I am.' 

‘You do you.' 

Statements like this are commonplace in our culture in which our feelings define reality. Dr Jim Paul of L’Abri Fellowship explores the implications for issues such as transgender, euthanasia and others at the interface of faith and medicine.  

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Audrey is an ENT (ear, nose & throat) surgeon. Specialist teams like hers are being re-deployed to help manage the influx of COVID-19 patients, reducing the number of admissions as much as possible. With the sheer pressure and rapidity of change, how is she managing? And how is the situation opening up new opportunities and doorways?
 

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Neil is a senior manager in the National Health Service (NHS) in London, leading a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). COVID-19 has meant that all the priorities and planning for the NHS across the capital has changed, and Neil has been part of one of several teams managing this reorganisation. How does he find God working through his role at this time?
 

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Helen is a GP in New Zealand who normally works with newly arrived asylum seekers. As COVID-19 becomes an emerging problem there, she is now re-deployed along with many others as part of a public health team. She is also an active member of the New Zealand Christian Medical Fellowship, which is also adapting to support its members as they respond to the crisis. How are Christians and medics in New Zealand responding to the crisis there?

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Dr Stephen is a public health consultant in Kampala, Uganda, working globally in fragile states. Uganda went into a coronavirus lockdown just days after he returned from a recent visit. How is lockdown affecting Uganda, the church and how are he and his family coping with the lockdown?

[Recorded 1 March 2020]

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Graham and Christine work in a hospital chaplaincy team, providing spiritual care and support to patients and staff. COVID-19 has changed the way they can care significantly. Infection control means they cannot visit patients apart from exceptional circumstances. Caring for those who are seriously ill and isolated from loved ones is now very hard. Support for staff is also vital and is now the main focus of care. How can we engage with and support this largely invisible but vital behind the scenes role?

[recorded 1 April 2020]

CMF's Pastoral Care and Well-being programme is a pastoral care resource for health professionals of all faiths and none - more details at https://cmf.li/PCWP or email [email protected] 

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Alison is a nurse/midwife working in Southern Laos as part of a health and education project. Until recently, COVID-19 has not seemed like a big problem in Laos, but in the last week the national government has stepped up its response, despite the lack of resources to protect staff and treat the very sick. Alison and her team have sought to help the local community and local hospital prepare, but many challenges remain. In these uncertain times, how can we support and pray for the least resourced nations facing COVID-19?[recorded 31 March 2020]
 

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Alice is a trainee anaesthetist in the East of England. She is now solely working in critical care as the number of people with COVID-19 being admitted increases. Managing changing guidelines and limited access to equipment with limited control can create stresses and a sense of helplessness for all involved. How is her faith in Christ helping her to manage the situation without giving in to negativity?

[recorded 31 March 2020]

Alice's blog Facing coronavirus (COVID-19): the practicalities of critical illness and the reality of our mortality is available now.

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