Brian Keighley
{{Short description|Scottish medical doctor, former chair of BMA Scotland}}
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Brian Douglas Keighley {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE|FRCGP|FRCPE|JP}} (21 May 1948 – 9 November 2015) was a Scottish medical doctor who worked as a general practitioner (GP) and was the chair of the Scottish Council of the British Medical Association (BMA) from 2009 to December 2014.
Early life
Keighley was born in 1948 and grew up in Bishopbriggs.{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/tributes-long-serving-former-balfron-6825789 |title=Tributes to long-serving former Balfron GP who died suddenly at home |first=John |last=Rowbotham |work=Stirling Observer |date=13 November 2015 |accessdate=18 November 2015 |archive-date=19 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119075443/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/tributes-long-serving-former-balfron-6825789 |url-status=live }} His childhood holidays were spent on Inchmurrin, an island in Loch Lomond.{{cite journal |url=http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6188.full |title=Obituaries: Brian Keighley |first=David |last=Payne |journal=BMJ |volume=351 |issue=nov17 8 |doi=10.1136/bmj.h6188 |date=17 November 2015 |pages=h6188 |s2cid=220103155 |access-date=18 November 2015 |archive-date=20 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120024053/http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6188.full |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} He was educated at The Glasgow Academy, then studied at the University of Glasgow graduating with a medical degree in 1972.{{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/30112/Brian-Douglas-KEIGHLEY |title=People of Today: Brian Douglas KEIGHLEY |publisher=Debrett's |accessdate=10 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315052903/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/30112/Brian-Douglas-KEIGHLEY |archivedate=15 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
Career
In 1974, as a GP trainee, he joined a medical practice in Balfron, Stirlingshire.{{cite news |url=http://legacy.holyrood.com/2009/10/a-doctor-calls/ |title=Interview: Dr Brian Keighley |first=Katie |last=Mackintosh |work=Holyrood |date=12 October 2009 |accessdate=10 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063937/http://legacy.holyrood.com/2009/10/a-doctor-calls/ |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }} He became a partner at the practice the following year, then a trainer in 1978. He retired from clinical practice in November 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/balfron-doctor-retires-after-39-2721569 |title=Balfron doctor retires after 39 years |first=Donald |last=Morton |work=Stirling Observer |date=11 November 2013 |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726183001/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/balfron-doctor-retires-after-39-2721569 |url-status=live }}
He was a member of representative bodies throughout his clinical career. He was an elected member of the Council of the General Medical Council (GMC) 1994−2008.
From 1997 to 2000 Keighley was Chairman of the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice (JCPTGP)- the organisation that regulated GP training in the UK. In 1998 amendments were introduced that he described as ”stiletto powers”, allowing remedial action at the correct level.{{cite journal |url=http://bjgp.org/content/55/521/970 |title=The JCPTGP: the passing of an era |first=Brian |last=Keighley |journal=British Journal of General Practice |date=1 December 2005 |volume=55 |number=521 |pages=970–971 |pmc=1570528 |access-date=15 November 2015 |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802082410/https://bjgp.org/content/55/521/970 |url-status=live }}
He was chair of the Scottish General Practitioners Committee (SGPC) 1995−1998. He was deputy chair of BMA’s Scottish council from July 2007, then elected as chair in August 2009.{{cite news |url=http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/what-s-on/new-leader-of-scots-doctors-union-has-a-hard-act-to-follow-1-772267 |title=New leader of Scots doctors' union has a hard act to follow |first=John |last=Garner |work=Fife Today |date=31 August 2009 |accessdate=10 November 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082023/http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/what-s-on/new-leader-of-scots-doctors-union-has-a-hard-act-to-follow-1-772267 |url-status=live }} During his time in these positions he faced issues such as public sector pension reform and NHS contractual change.{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13958194.Shock_at_sudden_death_of_former_BMA_Scotland_chairman_Brian_Keighley/ |title=Shock at sudden death of former BMA Scotland chairman Brian Keighley |first=John |last=Bynorth |work=The Herald |date=9 November 2015 |accessdate=12 November 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123135158/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13958194.Shock_at_sudden_death_of_former_BMA_Scotland_chairman_Brian_Keighley/ |url-status=live }} As the outgoing chair in 2014, Keighley delivered a speech to the BMA’s annual conference in which he directly confronted the issue of the level of taxation needed for adequate healthcare;{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27991812 |title=BMA chief Dr Brian Keighley warning over survival of Scottish NHS |work=BBC News |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-date=3 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903201504/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27991812 |url-status=live }} this generated much comment from politicians.{{cite news |url=http://www.holyrood.com/blog/talking-point-spinning-car-crash |title=Talking point: Spinning a car crash |work=Holyrood |date=3 July 2014 |accessdate=10 November 2015 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309200549/https://www.holyrood.com/blog/talking-point-spinning-car-crash |url-status=live }}
He was a champion of minimum pricing for alcohol.{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/dr-brian-keighley-cirrhosis-deaths-are-up-450-1-1941769 |title=Cirrhosis deaths are up 450% |first=Brian |last=Keighley |work=The Scotsman |date=2 November 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2015 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317115216/http://www.scotsman.com/news/dr-brian-keighley-cirrhosis-deaths-are-up-450-1-1941769 |url-status=live }}
He was member of the council of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) from 2000−2008.{{cite press release |url=http://www.rcgp.org.uk/news/2015/november/college-pays-tribute-to-dr-brian-keighley.aspx |title=College pays tribute to Dr Brian Keighley |publisher=Royal College of General Practitioners |date=10 November 2015 |accessdate=16 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030235/http://www.rcgp.org.uk/news/2015/november/college-pays-tribute-to-dr-brian-keighley.aspx |url-status=live }} In 2010 he became the first chair of the RCGP’s Audit Committee.
In 1997 he published a book Guide to Postgraduate Medical Education with Stuart Murray.{{cite journal |title=Guide to Postgraduate Medical Education |first=Jill |last=Thistlethwaite |journal=BMJ |volume=314 |issue=82 |doi=10.1136/bmj.314.7073.82a |date=4 January 1997|s2cid=74824666 }}
Honours and awards
He became a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP) in 1990, then became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCPEd) in 2015.
In 2006, the BMA awarded Keighley their Association medal.{{cite web |url=http://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/leadership/biography-brian-keighley |title=About the BMA: Leadership: Biography Brian Keighley |publisher=British Medical Association (BMA) |accessdate=11 November 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
He received a MBE in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to healthcare.{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/in-full-new-year-s-honours-list-2015-in-scotland-1-3647779 |title=In full: New Year's honours list 2015 in Scotland |work=The Scotsman |date=31 December 2014 |accessdate=10 November 2015 |archive-date=22 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722171953/http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/in-full-new-year-s-honours-list-2015-in-scotland-1-3647779 |url-status=live }}
Personal life
His first marriage was to Ruth Maguire and they had two sons together.{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-dr-brian-keighley-mbe-gp-and-administrator-1-3948032 |title=Obituary: Dr Brian Keighley MBE, GP and administrator |first=Alasdair |last=Steven |work=The Scotsman |date=14 November 2015 |accessdate=16 November 2015 |archive-date=16 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116175327/http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-dr-brian-keighley-mbe-gp-and-administrator-1-3948032 |url-status=live }} After this was dissolved, his second marriage was to Lesley Stirling. Away from medicine and politics, he enjoyed angling.
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