General practitioner Dovercourt, Essex (b Redhill, Surrey, 1945; q St Thomas's Hospital, London, 1969; DA, MRCOG, MRCGP), died from a heart attack on 15 March 2004.
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Richard joined a practice in Dovercourt, Harwich, in 1972. Harwich had a tradition of extended general practice with a thriving GP hospital, which in 1975 became integrated into Colchester medical and surgical services. Richard's skills as a GP anaesthetist and obstetrician were put to good use. He became senior partner in 1985 and retired from anaesthetics in 1995 to concentrate on guiding the practice through the fundholding years. He died on his first voyage as a ship's doctor. He leaves a wife, Elisabeth, and two sons.
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