Former general practitioner Beauly near Inverness (b 1923; q Edinburgh 1947; FRCGP, MBE), d 16 February 2005.
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Somerled became a general practitioner in Lochinver in 1953 and a founding member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. In the snowy winter of 1955 he recorded one single home visit taking nine hours to complete, and three others involving 30 miles by fishing boat, 24 miles by tractor, and 40 miles by helicopter. He moved to Beauly in 1963, where he worked until his retirement in 1988. Somerled became a fellow of the BMA in 2002. Outside medicine he loved fishing and stalking. He leaves a wife, Elizabeth, and two children.
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