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Emergency medicine consultant set to bring healthcare history to life at Black Isle talk





Dr Andrew Newton has a special interest in the history of medicine and will share some of his discoveries at the Cromarty talk.
Dr Andrew Newton has a special interest in the history of medicine and will share some of his discoveries at the Cromarty talk.

A RETIRED doctor who specialises in bringing the history of healthcare to life will address a Black Isle group’s final meeting of the year.

Dr Andrew Newton, who was an NHS emergency medicine consultant, who has a longstanding interest in Roman history and the history of healthcare.

He undertakes regular work with museums as Marcus the Medicus, bringing early medical history and how it has influenced modern medicine to life.

Dr Andrew Newton in his Marcus the Medicus guise.
Dr Andrew Newton in his Marcus the Medicus guise.

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His talk, the Ancient Origins of Modern Clinical Practice, will be the focus of Cromarty History Society’s next talk on Tuesday December 17.

It takes place in the town’s Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. The meeting will be followed by mulled wine and seasonal refreshments.

Visitors are welcome. Each meeting costs £5 but £15 membership will cover the cost of all further meetings until April 2025.

Further information on the Society’s programme can be found on the website at www.cromartyhistory.scot.

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