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First Title value, for Searching Dixon, Michael Hadley Nurrish (1922 - 2017)

2024-05-05T12:36:56Z

by Tina Craig
Publication Date 2018-11-20 2021-07-22
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Occupation Medical officer General practitioner
Details Michael Dixon was born in Esher on 14 August 1922. During the second world war he studied medicine at London University and trained at St Mary’s Hospital, passing his MB,BS in 1944. He did house jobs at St Mary’s and at the Central Middlesex Hospital before becoming surgeon in charge of the Varicose Vein Clinic at Thames Ditton Hospital. After passing the fellowship of the college in 1951, his interest moved to general practice and he qualified MRCGP in 1954 and FRCGP in 1978. He worked as a general practitioner in Esher for over 50 years, even continuing part time private practice after his official retirement, and made a huge contribution to the local community. In 1968 he and his wife founded the Cranstoun Therapeutic Community, a charity providing residential and community care for a wide range of problems such as drug and alcohol abuse. The Home Office began to support the organisation in 1973 and it has inspired 16 similar centres supported by around 32 local authorities. Michael was appointed chair of the Surrey Drugs Resource Scheme. In 1948 he married Anne, who was four years younger than him having been born on 4 February 1926. She was a nurse who eventually became a physiotherapist and then qualified as a probation officer. Anne died on 26 July 2016 and Michael died the following year, survived by four children and eleven grandchildren.
Resource Identifier RCS: E009509
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First Title value, for Searching Simpson, John Ernest Peter (1942 - 2018)

2024-05-05T12:36:56Z

by Jacqui Simpson
Publication Date 2019-02-05 2019-03-06
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Occupation Medical officer
Details Peter Simpson was the regional medical officer in Mersey, among other roles. He was born and brought up in south west London, the son of John Simpson, a civil servant, and Alice Berwick Simpson née Daniels. He attended Colet Court (where he was head boy) and was a scholar and prefect at St Paul’s School, London. He studied medicine at Jesus College, Oxford and was president of the Oxford University Medical Society from 1963 to 1964. Peter then attended St Thomas’s Hospital Medical School in London. He qualified in 1967. He first trained in general surgery on the St Thomas’ Hospital circuit, before going to Northwick Park Hospital when it opened in 1970. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1972 and served as a trustee and a council member of the British Association of Day Surgery. His interest in the organisation of medical care developed during his time on the staff of the King’s Fund. This led to ten years working in the Department of Health in the hospital policy, regional liaison, international and communicable disease divisions. From 1988 to 1993, Peter was the regional medical officer in Mersey. He then joined the London Implementation Group team in 1993. Throughout his career, Peter cared passionately about improving the administration of the NHS and the provision of medical care to patients. He greatly valued the impact Sir Roy Griffiths made in the mid-1980's and had the opportunity to work with him and learn from him at this time. Peter wrote many articles and lectured regularly during his career. He wrote the book *Going home: a guide for helping the patient on leaving hospital* (Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone) with Ruth Levitt in 1981. Peter was an ex-president of the Osler Club of London, which he joined as a medical student. He enjoyed sport at school and university, and represented both at many sports, including rugby, fives, cricket and golf. He founded the golf society at St Paul’s and was active in the Old Pauline Golf Society. Peter married Valerie in 1964 and had two children, Jacqui and Andrew. Andrew followed Peter into medicine, something he was always delighted by, although Andrew decided to be a GP rather than a surgeon. Peter’s first marriage was dissolved in 1987. In 1995, he met Anne Holton, whom he married in 1996. Peter died on 19 August 2018 at the age of 76 and was survived by his wife, children, stepchildren and grandchildren.
Resource Identifier RCS: E009575
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First Title value, for Searching Drinkwater, John Brian (1931- 2018)

2024-05-05T12:36:56Z

by Carole Drinkwater
Publication Date 2018-03-27 2018-11-21
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Occupation Naval surgeon Medical officer
Details Surgeon Rear Admiral John Brian Drinkwater was a naval medical officer of considerable distinction, serving clinically as a highly-respected surgeon before moving into leadership roles. John was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire on 5 June 1931 to Ellis Drinkwater and Hilda May Drinkwater (née Spicer). He gained a place at Henry Mellish Grammar School in Nottingham and at the age of 17 entered Sheffield University Medical School. He qualified in June 1954 and undertook house officer posts in Doncaster and Sheffield before joining the Royal Naval Medical Service in August 1955. He was appointed as squadron medical officer to the 6th Frigate Squadron in October that year and spent 20 months at sea in the eastern Mediterranean, including during the Suez crisis. In April 1957, he embarked on surgical training at Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Royal Hospital Portsmouth and Hammersmith Hospital, obtaining his FRCS in 1961. He then served as a surgical specialist in HMS *Ganges* and Royal Naval Hospitals Haslar, Plymouth, Malta and Gibraltar before being granted consultant surgeon status in 1968. As a consultant surgeon he again served in Haslar, Plymouth and Malta, becoming head of the surgical department at Haslar in the mid 1970s and adviser in surgery to the medical director general (Navy) in 1981. He was appointed as medical officer-in-charge of RNH Haslar in 1983 and became deputy medical director general (Navy) in 1984 before his final appointment as surgeon rear admiral (operational medical services) from 1985 to 1987. He was an Officer of the Order of St John, and appointed Queen’s Honorary Surgeon in 1983. ‘JBD’, as he was affectionately known by his juniors, was an excellent clinical opinion, a fine surgeon, a skilled administrator and a natural leader, qualities that were recognised in his rapid rise to senior ranks when he gave up clinical surgery. He was also an accomplished pianist and was renowned for his production and performance in mess cabarets at the Royal Naval Hospital at Stonehouse in Plymouth in the 1970's. The ‘JBD Follies’ were staged cabaret style in the officers’ mess and became eagerly anticipated annual events which were guaranteed to entertain and amuse, especially when the pride of senior colleagues was mischievously but gently tickled. He retired from the Royal Navy in 1987 and joined Muscular Dystrophy UK as director of support services, where he revelled in being able to help those affected by muscle wasting conditions and their families. A few years later, he moved with his family to Argyll, taking up a part-time post as clinical medical officer with the Argyll and Clyde Health Board and enjoyed the quieter rural environs of Kintyre. John’s flair for administration and efficiency was recognised when he was asked to stay on beyond normal retirement age, which he did, before finally hanging up his stethoscope and putting aside his briefcase in 1998. In his younger days, John was a keen participant in rugby, tennis and squash and at university was well known for his considerable poker skills. Later in life, these pastimes were replaced by bridge, snooker and woodwork – including making toys for his children. His interest and enjoyment in linguistic and logic puzzles was satisfied by broadsheet crosswords and super fiendish sudoku, both of which were tackled assiduously. As well as continuing to play the piano daily, he was a member of a local barbershop chorus and played the organ in the local church most Sundays and at weddings for many years. John, with his family, relocated several times around Scotland, exploring and enjoying some of the more rural and remote coastal spots, before moving six years ago to Cumbria. It was there he passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, in his favourite chair, on 11 February 2018 at the age of 86. John was survived by his wife Carole, their daughters Alexandra and Olivia, and two daughters from his first marriage, Sylvia and Julia.
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