Ronald Edward McCune
BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7345.1102/d (Published 04 May 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:1102Data supplement
Ronald Edward ("Chic") McCune
Former general practitioner London (b Manchester 1947; q London 1970; MRCS), died from complications of liver disease on 3 February 2002.
Ronald McCune, known to all as Chic, went to King’s, Worcester, before studying medicine at King’s College Hospital from 1965 to 1970. He was a lively and sociable medical student, keenly involved in sports activities, and his various escapades were legendary. After house officer posts in the King’s group of hospitals, he worked in orthopaedics, initially at King’s College Hospital and then at the Brook Hospital. He returned to King’s where he worked for a number of years in the accident and emergency department. He then moved into general practice and eventually took on a singlehanded practice in southeast London, close to King’s. He was an extremely competent and caring doctor who was greatly loved by both patients and staff. He had a large circle of friends, many from his King’s years, and would often contact those who had become specialists to check if his specific clinical management of a case was correct (it invariably was!) In this way, he provided a first rate service for his patients and saved on unnecessary hospital referrals for specialist advice. He had a keen interest in King’s rugby where he played hooker as a student in various teams and enthusiastically supported the first XV. This support was eventually rewarded when he was made a lifetime vice president of the rugby club. In later years, his overriding sporting passion was cricket and he served for a number of years as honorary medical officer to Surrey County Cricket Club. King’s was always his spiritual home and he was never happier than recounting anecdotes from his student days. He married Kate in 1983, but was divorced in 1991. Failing health forced him to give up work in the last year of his life, but he retained his cheerful wit, and wicked sense of humour to the end. His immense popularity was highlighted by the numbers of senior doctors, both general practitioners and hospital consultants, who came from both home and abroad to attend his memorial service, which was fittingly held in the chapel at King’s College Hospital. He leaves his longtime partner, Sara, and two children, James and Sarah, from his previous marriage. [John C Stevenson]
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