James Kyle

In 1984 he became chairman of the BMA Representative Body at a tumultuous time, opposing the introduction of the internal market in healthcare and helping navigate the response of the medical profession to the emergence of AIDS. On retirement he became chairman of the Grampian Health Board and there...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2023-11, Vol.383, p.p2834
Main Authors: Johnston, Maureen A, Johnston, David H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crohn's disease
Medical personnel
Medicine
Obituaries
Surgeons
Surgery
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Summary:In 1984 he became chairman of the BMA Representative Body at a tumultuous time, opposing the introduction of the internal market in healthcare and helping navigate the response of the medical profession to the emergence of AIDS. On retirement he became chairman of the Grampian Health Board and thereafter the Raigmore Hospital Trust, Inverness. Consultant surgeon and chairman, BMA Representative Body (b 1925; q Queen’s University Belfast, 1947; CBE, MCh, DSc, FRCS), died from old age on 12 September 2023
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.p2834