Donald MacLean

Donald MacLean devoted his career to the emerging specialty of accident and emergency medicine. In the 1980s, he organised fundraising for the “crash wagon,” a customised Range Rover that transported medical personnel and equipment to scenes of crashes. An innovation in its time, it became a familiar sight around the west of Scotland. Donald was a highly respected clinician, whose rule “always see the patient” was much appreciated by staff and patients. He was an inaugural fellow of the Royal College of Accident and Emergency Medicine. In retirement, he visited his birthplace in Shanghai and enjoyed locum work around the country, as well as poetry, Labrador dogs, and his native Isle of Skye. He leaves Margaret, his wife of 50 years; one son; two daughters (one of whom is a surgeon); and a grandson.