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We were delighted to welcome Dr. Dhruv Ghosh, Paediatric Surgeon and Associate Director CMC Ludhiana to our AGM. He was in the UK attending two professional meetings in Birmingham and Liverpool. It was good to hear money from our Good Samaritan fund is very much appreciated by the recipients. Grants from this fund are usually…

Our Chairman [Dr Keith Hine] and his wife were visiting CMC in March 2018 and attended a dedication service for a new ventilator to be used on the Paediatric Surgery ward.  The previous machine was quite old and had failed.  The cost of the equipment was approximately £18,000 and the majority of the money had…

After 10 years in post, Dr Abraham Thomas has retired from the post of Director of CMC.  In his final report to the Governing Body in March 2018 he outlined what had been achieved in those 10 years. He mentioned the developments in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Haematology, Gynaecology, ICU, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Staff and Student accommodation,…

Dear Friends of Ludhiana, Christmas greetings to you all! The year at CMC started with some difficulty.  As many readers will have heard, in November 2016 the Indian Government suddenly decided to withdraw all 1,000 and 500 Rupee notes. For a few weeks people were able to exchange their old notes at banks and this…

All the staff at CMC try very hard to provide the best treatment for all patients irrespective of their ability to pay, but sometimes compromises have to be made. The Cobbler’s Tale A 29-year-old cobbler like the one in the picture had a swelling over his thigh for about 8 years.  This had grown slowly,…

Sometimes it is difficult for you to understand why we need your help so badly for our Good Samaritan Fund to support poor patients at CMC Ludhiana.  Josie has just made her first visit to India and spent a few weeks as a dental elective student at CMC Ludhiana.  What she saw truly amazed her. …

A Thanksgiving Service for the life of the late Joan Constable was held at Ashbourne Methodist Church in Derbyshire.   It was a very sad time for the close-knit family, several of whom took part in the service.   Joan was the widow of Guy Constable who was Professor of anatomy (1958-71) and Principal (1962-71) at CMC…