Hugh Faulkner (doctor)
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Hugh Faulkner was a communist doctor who practised in North London. He was a significant figure in both the Medical Practitioners Union and the Socialist Health Association
, and a key figure in the development of the 1966 Doctor's Charter. He retired to Italy where he continued his political activities.
Diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas in 1987 he adopted a macrobiotic diet
, and survived a further 12 years. He wrote a book about his experiences, Physician Heal Thyself, The Cancer Prevention Diet and lectured on the subject.
Socialist Health Association
The Socialist Medical Association was founded in 1930, in order to campaign for a National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It took in many of those who had been active in the State Medical Service Association...
, and a key figure in the development of the 1966 Doctor's Charter. He retired to Italy where he continued his political activities.
Diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas in 1987 he adopted a macrobiotic diet
Macrobiotic diet
A macrobiotic diet , from "macro" and "bios" , a dietary regimen which involves eating grains as a staple food supplemented with other foodstuffs such as local vegetables avoiding the use of highly processed or refined foods and most animal products...
, and survived a further 12 years. He wrote a book about his experiences, Physician Heal Thyself, The Cancer Prevention Diet and lectured on the subject.