I qualified in medicine in 1975, and after training in surgery became a general practitioner (doctor of family medicine) In 1974 I left clinical practice and re-trained in Public Health Medicine I became a Consultant in Public Health and then a Director of Public Health in Doncaster. For the last six years before retiring, in 2011, I went back into general practice. Presently I am doing a certificate course in urban theology
I am active ecumenically at both local and national church levels and volunteer with a number of groups within my local community
I have published a number of papers, articles and letters in professionally peer reviewed journals and co-edited a book on public health
Does God have a communication problem ? This book provides an explanation for the different understandings of god and a possible way to unlock the door for a way out of the cycle of harms caused by humankind's response to religious differences.