Former general practitioner Liverpool (b Liverpool 1928; q Liverpool 1951; FRCGP), died from pancreatic cancer on 25 October 2004.
For 30 years Mervyn Goodman represented Liverpool general practitioners both locally and nationally. His leadership contributed to the growth of Liverpool's influence on general practice in the United Kingdom. After national service in Germany he joined his father in an inner city practice in Everton, later moving to a new practice in Netherley. At different stages in his career he experienced all the drawbacks of practising in a declining area and an under-resourced urban development and had constant battles with the local and health authorities to obtain better services for his patients. He was an active member of the BMA Council for 16 years and served on the General Medical Services Committee from 1967 to 1990, championing the cause of all GPs. He was made a fellow of the BMA. He leaves a wife, Jeanette; three children; and eight grandchildren.
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