Leadership for Christian healthcareLeadership for Christian healthcare Case Study: England 2005 Case Study: England 2005

Those that turn the habitable world upside down have come Those that turn the habitable world upside down have come here too…here too…

And these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying And these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another is king, namely Jesusanother is king, namely Jesus

Acts 17: 6b, 7b Literal translationActs 17: 6b, 7b Literal translation

Those that turn the world upside downThose that turn the world upside down

• Network with other organizationsNetwork with other organizations• Christian Medical Fellowship / Association / ICMDAChristian Medical Fellowship / Association / ICMDA• Nurses Christian FellowshipNurses Christian Fellowship• CiCP, PRIME, HCiC, HCFICiCP, PRIME, HCiC, HCFI

• Collaborative ProjectsCollaborative Projects• Healthcare SundayHealthcare Sunday• Saline solutionSaline solution• Mentoring networksMentoring networks

Seven areas of excellenceSeven areas of excellence

• 1. 1. Prayer, evangelism and discipleship Prayer, evangelism and discipleship in healthcarein healthcare• 2. 2. National Leadership Team National Leadership Team providing inspiring servant providing inspiring servant

leadershipleadership• 3. Facilitation 3. Facilitation local churchlocal church ministry to the sick and to ministry to the sick and to

healthcare staffhealthcare staff• 4. Effective c4. Effective communicationommunication with four groups: National with four groups: National

staff, HCF supporters, local churches and Christians in the staff, HCF supporters, local churches and Christians in the health fieldhealth field

• 5. Addressing healthcare issues from a Biblical perspective 5. Addressing healthcare issues from a Biblical perspective • 6. Partnering another country for mutual blessing6. Partnering another country for mutual blessing• 7. Demonstrating financial generosity: 10% of the 7. Demonstrating financial generosity: 10% of the

undesignated income to the Regional HCFI; 5% to the poor undesignated income to the Regional HCFI; 5% to the poor

England healthcare: England healthcare: developmentsdevelopments

1.1. Care accessible, uniform, comprehensive and Care accessible, uniform, comprehensive and affordableaffordable

2.2. Training of healthcare professionalsTraining of healthcare professionals

3.3. Staff dedicatedStaff dedicated

4.4. A&E system goodA&E system good

5.5. Good international recruitment systemGood international recruitment system

England Healthcare: 3 biggest problemsEngland Healthcare: 3 biggest problems

1.1. Insufficient fundsInsufficient funds2.2. Poor standards in some placesPoor standards in some places3.3. Waiting listsWaiting lists4.4. Insufficient staffInsufficient staff

How to solve these problems? How to solve these problems?

Government answers:Government answers:

1.1. Agenda for change: commercialization of Agenda for change: commercialization of healthcarehealthcare

2.2. Increase taxesIncrease taxes

3.3. Make private healthcare possibleMake private healthcare possible

4.4. Recruit (cheap) staffRecruit (cheap) staff

In what areas can our organization help In what areas can our organization help transform the healthcare system?transform the healthcare system?

Levels Levels

Elements Elements

MacroMacro(national / global)(national / global)

MesoMeso(institutional)(institutional)

MicroMicro(interpersonal)(interpersonal)

PolicyPolicy XX XX

TechnologyTechnology XX

StructureStructure XX

FinanceFinance XX

PeoplePeople XX XX

Which two areas can we start with?

Appointed

authority

What problem does God want us to deal What problem does God want us to deal with at macro (national) level? with at macro (national) level?

One practical project regarding the macro One practical project regarding the macro problem God wants us to deal withproblem God wants us to deal with

The one thing God wants to change about The one thing God wants to change about HCF England:HCF England:

How are we going to bring about the one How are we going to bring about the one change God wants to see in HCF-E?change God wants to see in HCF-E?