Dr Martin Scurr

Dr Martin Scurr is a General Practitioner and Palliative Care Specialist as King Edward VII’s Hospital. He has a focus in diagnostic medicine, ensuring his patients get quick and accurate diagnosis.

Dr Scurr was educated at Stonyhurst College and Westminster Medical School. He began his private general practice in central London in 1977. Dr Scurr served as the inaugural Medical Director of St John’s Hospice at the Hospital of St John & Elizabeth and was subsequently appointed as Physician to Westminster Cathedral.

In 2003, Dr Scurr was appointed Chairman of the Independent Doctors Forum, after which he was recruited to write a weekly column for the Daily Mail. Throughout his long-term practice in Notting Hill, he has remained committed to the benefits of continuity of care and the essential values of cradle-to-grave coverage—principles that have always been central to general practice, even before the inception of the NHS.

Following a brief period of retirement, the pressures of the pandemic on GP care prompted Dr Scurr to return to active practice. While he had continued to offer advisory support to many former patients, returning to active practice has proven to be the best way for him to continue expressing his sense of duty and dedication to patient care.

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