Antony Crockett
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Dr. Antony William Basil Crockett (born 1956) is a British General Practitioner
, hospital registrar, medical writer and authority on respiratory disease, particularly asthma
and COPD
. He is also the Medical Director of Allergy Central, a private allergy clinic.
He is the son of John Crockett
, (John Angus Basil) the artist, playwright and television and film director, grandson of Colonel Basil Crockett
(Basil Edwin) DSO and William Joseph Stern
OBE (civ.), nephew of Colonel Anthony John Stewart Crockett RM
, OBE (Mil.), ADC
, and descendant of the Blessed Ralph Crockett
, English Martyr.
He attended Downside School
and the University of Southampton
, graduating in 1980. He practises medicine from his rural practice in Shrivenham
; formerly in Wiltshire
, now in Oxfordshire
. He is married and has two children.
Dr Crockett is the author of a number of works on respiratory medicine, with a focus on improving the standard of primary care in this area. Additionally he has lectured on this subject both nationally and internationally and locally founded a primary care group to promote the improvement of the treatment of these conditions by local GPs rather than by necessarily resorting to national specialists.
His books include:
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
, hospital registrar, medical writer and authority on respiratory disease, particularly asthma
Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...
and COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , also known as chronic obstructive lung disease , chronic obstructive airway disease , chronic airflow limitation and chronic obstructive respiratory disease , is the co-occurrence of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of commonly co-existing diseases...
. He is also the Medical Director of Allergy Central, a private allergy clinic.
He is the son of John Crockett
John Crockett (director)
John Angus Basil Crockett was a stage and television director. He was the second son of Colonel Basil Crockett DSO.He directed the Doctor Who story The Aztecs in 1964, one of the most highly regarded of the black and white stories...
, (John Angus Basil) the artist, playwright and television and film director, grandson of Colonel Basil Crockett
Basil Crockett
Colonel Basil Edwin Crockett, DSO, 1877–1939 was the son of Edwin Arthur Brassey Crockett , and a Colonel in the British Army.Educated at Wellington, he commissioned into the 17th Lancers and attended Staff College in Poona, India, before serving on the Northwest Frontier and with the Gordon...
(Basil Edwin) DSO and William Joseph Stern
William Joseph Stern
William Joseph Stern OBE was a physicist who worked closely with the early development of the jet engine.In 1920 Stern reported to the Royal Air Force that there is no future for the turbine engine in aircraft. He based his argument on the extremely low efficiency of existing compressor designs...
OBE (civ.), nephew of Colonel Anthony John Stewart Crockett RM
RM
RM may refer to:-People and titles:* Radioman, a former rank of the U.S. Navy* Resident Magistrate* Returned Missionary, a phrase used by Mormons to refer to young men and women who have served as full-time missionaries...
, OBE (Mil.), ADC
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
, and descendant of the Blessed Ralph Crockett
Ralph Crockett
Blessed Ralph Crockett was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.-Life:...
, English Martyr.
He attended Downside School
Downside School
Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent school for children aged 11 to 18, located in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, between Norton Radstock and Shepton Mallet in Somerset, south west England. It is attached to Downside Abbey...
and the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
, graduating in 1980. He practises medicine from his rural practice in Shrivenham
Shrivenham
Shrivenham is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, close to the boundary with Wiltshire. It is in the Vale of White Horse, between Swindon and Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Character:Shrivenham features many...
; formerly in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, now in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. He is married and has two children.
Dr Crockett is the author of a number of works on respiratory medicine, with a focus on improving the standard of primary care in this area. Additionally he has lectured on this subject both nationally and internationally and locally founded a primary care group to promote the improvement of the treatment of these conditions by local GPs rather than by necessarily resorting to national specialists.
His books include:
- Managing Asthma in Primary Care by Antony Crockett (Paperback - Jan 15, 1993) (2nd Ed.) ISBN 0632037571
- Asthma: Your Questions Answered by Antony Crockett (Paperback - Aug 1, 2003) ISBN 0443073457