Gina Radford

The Reverend
Gina Radford
Born (1955-04-25) 25 April 1955 (age 69)
Surrey, England
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained2016
Congregations served
St Petrocs and St Marys
Websitestpetrocsandstmarys.org

Georgina Margaret Radford (born 25 April 1955) is a British priest in the Church of England and a former public health physician. Since June 2019, she has been team vicar in the Dart and Avon Mission Community in South Brent,[1] Devon, in the Diocese of Exeter.[2]

Having changed her career from the public physical and mental health provision, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she was initially drawn back into her traditional field as a doctor, but found that her new calling was particularly suited in ministering to spiritual needs when also considering the sudden wider physical health symptoms which could result in long-term psychological changes,[3][4] and has contributed to advising on the church's response to the pandemic.[5]

  1. ^ Dart and Avon Mission Community dartandavonmissioncommunity.org, Retrieved 20 November 2020
  2. ^ "Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer brings skills to new parish role", Diocese of Exeter website, 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ Coronavirus diagnosis closes Churston Ferrers church for deep clean BBC News Devon, 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021
  4. ^ "Public health and spiritual health: five minutes with ... Gina Radford", The BMJ, 8 July 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. ^ "COVID-19: Scientific and Medical Background Briefing Paper 31st March 2020", Thinking Anglicans website, Retrieved 22 January 2021.