Stuart Carne
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| Born | Stuart John Carne 19 June 1926 London, England |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Middlesex Hospital Medical School |
| Occupation | General practitioner (retired) |
| Spouse | Yolande Carne (m. 1951; died 2019) |
| Children | four |
Stuart John Carne CBE FRCGP (born 19 June 1926) is a British retired medical general practitioner.
Early life and education
[edit]Stuart Carne was born in London to Bernard and Millicent Carne. He attended Willesden County Grammar School and graduated from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in 1951.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]On 16 December 1951, Carne married Yolande Cooper. They have four children and three grandchildren.
Medical career
[edit]Carne founded the Grove Health Centre[3] in Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, London in 1967, which was opened by the Minister of Health, Kenneth Robinson, and from the start it proved to be a success. At the time, the building was regarded as a model of its kind and the practice is still running at new, modern premises around the corner at Richford Gate.[4]
In 1970, Carne was appointed senior tutor in general practice at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital.[1]
In 1976, Carne was elected president of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies (WONCA).[5] He was elected president of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1988, in which role he was succeeded by the Prince of Wales in 1991.[6] He was chairman of the Standing Medical Advisory Committee (1982-1986), chairman of the Joint Committee on Contraception (1983-1986), honorary civil consultant in general practice to the RAF (1974- ), president of the Section of General Practice of the Royal Society of Medicine (1973-1974) and an examiner in medicine at the Society of Apothecaries (1980-1988).
Honours and awards
[edit]Carne was appointed OBE in 1977 and CBE in 1986.[1][2]
Other posts
[edit]In 1959, Carne became honorary medical officer to the Queens Park Rangers Football Club, a position he held for thirty years until retiring in 1989 when he was appointed vice-president of the club.[1][2][7][8]
Published work
[edit]- Paediatric Care: Child Health in Family Practice (1976) ISBN 9780397582167
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d [1], Who's Who
- ^ a b c [2], Debrett's People of Today
- ^ [3], Grove Health Centre History
- ^ [4], Richford Gate Medical Practice
- ^ [5], Wonca History
- ^ [6], Presidents & Chairmen of the RCGP
- ^ [7], General practitioner to a football club - British Medical Journal BMJ 1981;283:766
- ^ [8], Mixing Business with Leisure? The Football Club Doctor, Sports Medicine and the Voluntary Tradition, pages 69-91 by Neil Carter