Miles Bradley Mack is a medical doctor who was chair of the Scottish Academy 2019–2022 and was chair of the Scottish council of the

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(RCGP) 2014–2017. He works as a

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in the north of Scotland.

Early life

Mack was born in Essex and lived there for 15 years, before his parents moved to the Highlands. He studied Medicine at the

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, qualifying in 1989.

Career

Mack has been a partner at Dingwall Medical Group since 1993. He helped mark the centenary of the 1912 Dewar Report having helping undertake research into the contents of the work. He described Scottish Government’s plans to designate new controls on pharmacy applications as a significant step forward in health service planning for remote and rural and isolated areas. Mack has also highlighted the importance of support for people who experience difficulties related to mental health.

RCGP Scotland chair

In November 2014, Mack became the chair of the Scottish council of RCGP, succeeding Dr

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. He was vice chair of the

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. During his first year as RCGP Scotland chairman, Mack highlighted many issues that would need to be tackled in Scotland. He also spoke about how he saw general practice as a part of healthcare worth investing in, Following this the Scottish Government announced some further measures of support for general practice. In November 2017, he was succeeded as the chair of the Scottish council of RCGP by Dr Carey Lunan. He became a member of the RCGP's trustee board that year, for a three-year period.

Scottish Academy chair

In December 2019, he became chair of the

(Scottish Academy), the first GP to hold this post.

Honours and awards

Mack became a Fellow of the RCGP in 2009. He was the recipient of the RCGP's Alastair Donald Award in 2012. In 2022 he was awarded the RCGP's President's Medal. He was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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for services to general practice.

References

External links

Miles Mack's column
at Press and Journal newspaper
Miles Mack's blog
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