DUNCAN MACRAE, Jr.

Duncan Macrae

Dr James Macrae

Ham Green Hospital, Bristol from 1948 to 1976 died on 5th February 1987 aged 75 years. He was born on 24th February 1911 at Kyle of Locha'5. and educated at Dingwall Academy and Glasgow versity where he qualified in 1934. During the following years he held junior hospital posts in virtually everV medical and surgical speciality and in 1939 appointed Deputy Medical Superintendant of Lana^ shire ...

Duncan Wood

Mr. Duncan Wood, formerly Consultant Surgeon to e Royal Hospital, Bristol, Cossham Memorial HosBristol, and to Bridgwater Hospital, Somerset, 'ed on July 24th, 1969, at the age of 82. He was born on September 2nd, 1886, at iCorsham, J'tshire, where his father was in General Practice. ? was educated at the Imperial Service College, ^ich was at Windsor in those days. From there he ?nt to the Lond...

Surgeon-Major William Macrae

Barry Duncan

1. What exactly is an evidenced-based practice? It usually means an approach that has established itself better than placebo or treatment as usual in two clinical trials. Such demonstrations are nothing to write home about; intervention of nearly any kind has demonstrated its superiority over placebo for 50 years! This research tells us nothing that we already do not know: Treatment works. So, ...