Lyndsay MacLennan (née Grant)
BMJ 2004; 329 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7472.981-c (Published 21 October 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;329:981
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Lyndsay MacLennan (née Grant)
General practitioner Bathgate (b Lincoln 1974; q Glasgow 1997; MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP), died from ruptured ectopic pregnancy and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy on 14 July 2004.From a services background, Lyndsay was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire before, subsequently, graduating from Glasgow. During her undergraduate years she undertook two elective periods in mission hospitals in Saba (Malaysia) and Natal, experiences that kindled a love for worldwide travel and adventure. Thereafter, Lyndsay completed her postgraduate training in and around Stirling before entering GP partnership in Bathgate in 2001, where she was to inspire the appreciation and respect of both her patients and colleagues. She worked doggedly to improve standards in training as well as helping to push the practice towards QPA.
Outwardly quiet and modest, Lyndsay also possessed a calm determination to see things through to their appropriate conclusion. Moreover, her lightness of touch, dignity, and clarity of thought encouraged optimism and confidence in those around her. Lyndsay touched everyone she encountered and we are all changed for the better by the experience of knowing her. The extraordinary number and quality of entries in her book of condolences at her practice bears testimony to the love she engendered in her short time in Bathgate.
Lyndsay being a key member of the team, practice colleagues were delighted to share in her wedding celebrations in Cupar, Fife, in 2002; it was all the more poignant, therefore, that they returned there to attend her memorial service less than two years later.
Lyndsay is survived by her husband, parents, brother, and sister, and will be remembered with love and affection by all who knew her. [James M McCallum, Hamish S Grant]