Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Episode description: Deep thinking meets gritty reality as A&E registrar Ben Chang and former neonatology consultant John Wyatt discuss the pain – and the joy – of trying to be a Christlike doctor.
Working in the NHS is emotionally and physically stressful. In their fields, Ben and John regularly face life-and-death decisions, all while under immense pressure to perform in a tough work culture. How do they avoid drowning in it all? How do they sustain their faith – and how do they maintain a sense of purpose?
Together with host Mark Greene, Ben and John explore how they see God at work in everything from major treatment decisions to small acts of kindness towards colleagues and patients, and the opportunities they get to improve the often negative culture in hospitals. They chat about the massive difference a little positive feedback can make, and wrestle with the tricky ethical questions they have to navigate in their work.
Outside the hospital, Ben and John both write and research on ethics. Ben recently published ‘Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics’ (www.benchangblog.com). John is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics, and Perinatology at University College London, and has published many books on medicine and ethics (www.johnwyatt.com).
Episode description: Deep thinking meets gritty reality as A&E registrar Ben Chang and former neonatology consultant John Wyatt discuss the pain – and the joy – of trying to be a Christlike doctor.
Working in the NHS is emotionally and physically stressful. In their fields, Ben and John regularly face life-and-death decisions, all while under immense pressure to perform in a tough work culture. How do they avoid drowning in it all? How do they sustain their faith – and how do they maintain a sense of purpose?
Together with host Mark Greene, Ben and John explore how they see God at work in everything from major treatment decisions to small acts of kindness towards colleagues and patients, and the opportunities they get to improve the often negative culture in hospitals. They chat about the massive difference a little positive feedback can make, and wrestle with the tricky ethical questions they have to navigate in their work.
Outside the hospital, Ben and John both write and research on ethics. Ben recently published ‘Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics’ (www.benchangblog.com). John is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics, and Perinatology at University College London, and has published many books on medicine and ethics (www.johnwyatt.com).
