Edwin Anthony Slater

bmj;384/jan24_8/q141/FAF1faEdwin Anthony W Slater, affectionately known as Tony, was a much respected and very well liked GP in Stranraer from 1964 to 1997. Born in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Tony attended Edinburgh Academy until age 11 and boarded at Sedbergh in Cumbria thereafter.He started studying medicine at Edinburgh University in 1955. It was during his time at university that he met his future wife, Kate, courting her on a Vespa scooter. They married in July 1962, and ultimately had five children (Mark, Callum, Wendy, Jamie, and Kate) between 1963 and 1977.He worked in obstetrics at the Western General in Edinburgh and subsequently as a locum in Dumfries before securing a GP partnership in Stranraer in 1964.Having already gained experience in obstetrics, Tony became a GP anaesthetist and was equally “at home” in the accident and emergency department or medical ward in the old Garrick Hospital, Stranraer. He was a great committee…
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