Leadership for Christian healthcare Case Study: England 2005

1
Leadership for Christian healthcare Case Study
England 2005

• Those that turn the habitable world upside down
  have come here too
• And these all act contrary to the decrees of
  Caesar, saying another is king, namely Jesus
• Acts 17 6b, 7b Literal translation

2
Those that turn the world upside down

• Network with other organizations
• Christian Medical Fellowship / Association /
  ICMDA
• Nurses Christian Fellowship
• CiCP, PRIME, HCiC, HCFI
• Collaborative Projects
• Healthcare Sunday
• Saline solution
• Mentoring networks

3
Seven areas of excellence

• 1. Prayer, evangelism and discipleship in
  healthcare
• 2. National Leadership Team providing inspiring
  servant leadership
• 3. Facilitation local church ministry to the sick
  and to healthcare staff
• 4. Effective communication with four groups
  National staff, HCF supporters, local churches
  and Christians in the health field
• 5. Addressing healthcare issues from a Biblical
  perspective
• 6. Partnering another country for mutual blessing
• 7. Demonstrating financial generosity 10 of the
  undesignated income to the Regional HCFI 5 to
  the poor

4
England healthcare ? developments

• Care accessible, uniform, comprehensive and
  affordable
• Training of healthcare professionals
• Staff dedicated
• AE system good
• Good international recruitment system

5
England Healthcare 3 biggest problems

• Insufficient funds
• Poor standards in some places
• Waiting lists
• Insufficient staff

6
How to solve these problems?

• Government answers
• Agenda for change commercialization of
  healthcare
• Increase taxes
• Make private healthcare possible
• Recruit (cheap) staff

7
In what areas can our organization help transform
the healthcare system?
Appointed authority
Which two areas can we start with?
8
What problem does God want us to deal with at
macro (national) level?
9
One practical project regarding the macro problem
God wants us to deal with
10
The one thing God wants to change about HCF
England
11
How are we going to bring about the one change
God wants to see in HCF-E?