David Brooks Obituary

My erstwhile hubby David Brooks, who has died aged 86, was a GP successful Manchester crossed 4 decades, and a trainer of GPs successful nan metropolis for galore of those years.

In summation David advised rule firms connected ineligible and aesculapian matters, was a constabulary expert connected custody cases and provided aesculapian proposal to nan Library theatre institution successful Manchester for immoderate of their productions, besides giving flu jabs to actors earlier their Christmas productions. For immoderate years he dispensed aesculapian proposal to callers connected Natalie Anglesey’s Radio Manchester programme.

He was calved successful Hyde, Manchester, to parents of Irish descent, Jim, a railway guard, and Helen (nee Blake), who ran a chop shop. After attending De la Salle grammar schoolhouse successful Salford he went connected to study medicine astatine Manchester University.

In 1964, having go a doctor, David started retired arsenic a GP astatine nan Peterloo Medical Centre successful Middleton, Manchester, wherever he remained until his status successful 1999. In nan people of his profession he was appointed location advisor for GP training for nan Manchester location wellness district, and he was besides responsible for nan world training of GP trainers.

With different trainers he often visited Kuwait, astatine nan invitation of nan authorities there, to thief amended nan modular of GP activity passim nan country. He besides toured India, examining standards successful aesculapian schools and penning galore fantabulous articles astir India and Indian medicine.

His thoughts connected wide believe were published successful various aesculapian journals, including successful nan Lancet, and for immoderate years he was connected nan editorial committee of nan objective diary Update. He was progressive successful nan instauration of nan GP Writers Association, which later became nan Society of Medical Writers.

David and I met successful 1989, and remained friends aft an amicable divorcement successful 2001. A man pinch a large heart, he had a value of kindness and decency that endeared him to each those who met him.

David is survived by his 3rd wife, Diane, by 5 children, Stephen, Helen, Sarah, Jane and Phillip, from his first marriage, to Brenda, which ended successful divorce, six stepchildren from his 2nd and 3rd marriages, and 9 grandchildren.