Fred MacSorley

Frederick James MacSorley MBE FRCGP is a doctor from Northern Ireland who provided medical cover at motorcycle races for more than 20 years. He works as a General Practitioner (GP).

For his grandfather the politician, see Frederick MacSorley.

Fred MacSorley
Years active1980s–present
Known forMedical cover for motorcycle racing events
Medical career
ProfessionDoctor
FieldGeneral Practitioner
Sub-specialtiesPrehospital care, High Speed Accidents

Early life

MacSorley came from a medical family in Belfast.[1]

Medical career

He registered in Belfast in 1978[2] and has worked as a GP, based in Lurgan since 1992.[1] He also has a role as a BASICS doctor.[3]

In the 2002 he devised a programme of self-defence classes for GPs.[4]

MacSorley was one of the team that pioneered the concept of a mobile response at motorcycle racing events in the mid 1980s.[5] He worked as part of the Motorcycle Union of Ireland's medical team.[6] In September 2014, MacSorley retired from being a “travelling doctor” at motorcycle competitions.[7] He had previously had a well-established partnership with his colleague John Hinds.[8] Hinds died the following year while providing medical cover at a race.[9]

Honours

MacSorley was Northern Ireland Doctor of the Year in 1999.[10][1] He received a MBE in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland.[11]

References
  1. "Family ties central to doctor's honour". Portadown Times. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. "Team - Church Walk Surgery". churchwalk.gpsurgery.net. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. "MBE for BASICS Doctor" (Press release). British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS). June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. "Self-defence classes for GPs". BBC News. 17 September 2002.
  5. Purvis, John (May 2015). "The Art of Motorcycle Medicine" (PDF). Ulster Medical Journal. 84 (2): 77–78.
  6. "Biking Doctors". BBC News. 8 May 2009.
  7. "Retirees have put so much into road racing". Fingal Independent. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  8. Bell, Stephanie (13 May 2015). "Flying doctor: How medic John Hinds is helping to make biking safer". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  9. White, Kyle (7 July 2015). "Dr John Hinds 'irreplaceable' says fellow 'Flying Doctor' Fred MacSorley". The News Letter.
  10. "Ulster's top doctors vie for GP title". Belfast Telegraph. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  11. "Queen's birthday honour's list: MBE". The Guardian. 11 June 2011.
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