John Marks (doctor)
John Henry Marks | |
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| Born | 30 May 1925 Hackney, London, England |
| Died | 20 September 2022 (aged 97) |
| Relatives | Vincent Marks (brother) |
John Henry Marks (30 May 1925 – 20 September 2022) was an English medical doctor who was Chairman of the British Medical Association, a position he held from 1984 to 1990.[1]
Life and career
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, 1954–90.Marks was an MD, a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and a DObst RCOG of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. His autobiography, The NHS: Beginning, Middle and End? was published in May 2008.
In August 2018, it was noted that Marks, then 93, was one of the few surviving doctors who joined the National Health Service during the era of its creation 70 years prior.[3] He died on 20 September 2022, at the age of 97.[4] His brother, Vincent Marks, was a clinical pathologist and biochemist.[5]
References
- ^ Freedland, Michael (23 October 1999). "The Few". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-84619-272-2, 279 pages (page 40)
- ^ Diary talks to John Marks, ex-chairman of the British Medical Association
- ^ "Campaigning former British Medical Association chair dies aged 97". Ham & High. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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