One Doctor's Odyssey
Acheson, Donaldson
Sir Donald was born in Belfast in 1926, his father was a medical doctor, who specialised in public health, and his mother was the daughter of a Tyneside ship builder. During World War I, Sir Donald's father had been involved in dealing with the epidemic of syphilis which was on such a scale that at one point it was thought possible it would stop the fighting due to lack of troops. His precepts were that strict confidentiality and speedy treatm...