Henry Yellowlees
Sir Henry Yellowlees MRCS FRCS KCB FRCP FFCM | |
|---|---|
Chief Medical Officer 1973-1983 | |
| Employer(s) | Middlesex Hospital; Ministry of Health |
| Organization(s) | Medical Research Council; General Medical Council; British Medical Association; British Nutrition Foundation |
Sir Henry Yellowlees
He was the son of Henry Yellowlees MD (1888-1971) and grandson of David Yellowlees (1835-1921) both of whom were eminent psychiatrists in Scotland.[5]
He was educated at
Second World War.[6]
After a sequence of appointments to
regional hospital boards he was seconded to the Ministry of Health in 1963, rising to become George Godber's deputy in 1967 and Chief Medical Officer in 1973.[7]
He died on 22 March 2006, survived by his second wife, Mary, and three children he had with his first wife, Sally.[7]
References
- ^ a b Tait, Mr (12 September 2013). "Sir Henry Yellowlees FRCP Edin". www.rcpe.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/97680. Retrieved 30 December 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Sir Henry Yellowlees - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Yellowlees, Sir Henry (1919 - 2006)". livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Henry Yellowlees | RCP Museum".
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- ^ a b "Sir Henry Yellowlees". The Guardian. 12 April 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- Sheard, Sally (2006), The Nation's Doctor, London: The Nuffield Trust