# Lewis Ritchie

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'''Sir Lewis Duthie Ritchie''' (born 26 June 1952) is a Scottish medical doctor who worked as a [general practitioner](/source/general_practitioner) (GP) and medical researcher. He is the James Mackenzie Professor of General Practice at the [University of Aberdeen](/source/University_of_Aberdeen) and holds honorary professorships at the [University of Edinburgh](/source/University_of_Edinburgh) and the [University of the Highlands and Islands](/source/University_of_the_Highlands_and_Islands).

==Early life and education==
Ritchie was born in [Fraserburgh](/source/Fraserburgh) to Sheila Gladys and Lewis Duthie Ritchie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.med-chi.co.uk/news/archive/event/9-desert/#nav |title=Desert Island Discs |publisher=[Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society](/source/Aberdeen_Medico-Chirurgical_Society) |date=9 January 2014 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Ritchie, Prof. Sir Lewis (Duthie), (born 26 June 1952), James Mackenzie Professor of General Practice, University of Aberdeen, since 1992; associate general practitioner, since 2012|date=2011-12-01|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-253951|work=Who's Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u253951|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 |access-date=2021-07-12|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He attended [Fraserburgh Academy](/source/Fraserburgh_Academy) before going on to study chemistry and medicine at the [University of Aberdeen](/source/University_of_Aberdeen), graduating with BSc and MB ChB (with commendation) in 1978. He received his MD from the university in 1993. In 1982, he graduated from the [University of Edinburgh](/source/University_of_Edinburgh) with an MSc in community medicine.<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
Ritchie authored the book ''Computers in Primary Care: Practicalities and Prospects'' which was published in 1984.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Book Review: Computers in Primary Care: Practicalities and Prospects |first=D W |last=Young |journal=[Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine](/source/Journal_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Medicine) |volume=78 |issue=5 |pages=421–422 |date=May 1985 |doi=10.1177/014107688507800524}}</ref>

He was appointed the James Mackenzie Professor of General Practice at the University of Aberdeen in 1992.<ref name="Buchan DPH">{{cite news |url=https://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/health/sir-lewis-is-appointed-director-of-public-health-1-2061011 |title=Sir Lewis is appointed Director of Public Health |work=Buchan Observer |date=17 January 2012|accessdate=5 May 2019}}</ref> 

In 2012, he was appointed director of Public Health in [NHS Grampian](/source/NHS_Grampian).<ref name="Buchan DPH"/> In January 2015, the Scottish Government announced him as the chair of a review into out-of-hours services.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-31058317 |title=Out-of-hours care in Scotland to be reviewed |work=BBC News |date=30 January 2015 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref> Ritchie said that to inform the review he had talked to doctors, patients, ambulance staff and [NHS 24](/source/NHS_24) workers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/nurse-chiefs-nhs-faces-round-the-clock-pressure-1-3849340 |title=Nurse chiefs: NHS faces 'round-the-clock' pressure |work=The Scotsman |date=4 August 2015 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref> Ten months later, his report made 28 recommendations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34963737 |title=New blueprint needed for out-of-hours care, review concludes |work=BBC News |date=30 November 2015 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14113507.The_future_of_healthcare_when_your_GP_surgery_is_shut____/ |title=The future of healthcare when your GP surgery is shut.... |first=Helen |last=Puttick |work=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow)) |location=Glasgow |date=30 November 2015 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref>

Ritchie retired from practicing medicine in 2012. To mark the occasion he bought the ''Julia Park Barry'', a lifeboat that had been used to save hundreds of people before being taken out of service in 1969.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-north-east/20130125/281590942934690 |title=Lifeboat on course for Grand Peterhead return |first=Christopher |last=Rae |work=[The Press and Journal](/source/The_Press_and_Journal_(Scotland)) |date=23 January 2013 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/transport/rnli-values-were-key-to-lifeboat-purchase-1-2762972 |title=RNLI values were key to lifeboat purchase |work=Buchan Observer |date=29 January 2013 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref> He gifted it to the community.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/final-voyage-for-julia-park-barry-lifeboat-1-3782673 |title=Final voyage for Julia Park Barry lifeboat |work=Buchan Observer |date=26 May 2015 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref>

In 2014, he was appointed chair of Council of the [Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland](/source/Queen's_Nursing_Institute_Scotland) (QNIS).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.qnis.org.uk/professor-sir-lewis-ritchie-obe-is-appointed-new-chair-of-council/ |title=Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie OBE is appointed new Chair of Council |publisher=[Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland](/source/Queen's_Nursing_Institute_Scotland) |date=14 November 2014 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref> The following year he was appointed as an honorary professor in the [University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine](/source/University_of_Edinburgh_College_of_Medicine_and_Veterinary_Medicine).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/staff/2015/lewis-ritchie-070815 |title=Staff news 2015 > Appointment: Lewis Ritchie |publisher=[University of Edinburgh](/source/University_of_Edinburgh) |date=16 October 2015 |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

In 2017, he was named as chair of a group of independent advisers, charged with looking at [NHS Tayside](/source/NHS_Tayside)'s financial difficulties and to report to Scottish Government within a three month period.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-39437418 |title=Advisers appointed to tackle NHS Tayside financial 'challenges' |work=BBC News |date=29 March 2017 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref>

In January 2018, he was named as the chair of a review of urgent care services in Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42724422 |title=Review of Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross urgent care service |work=BBc News |date=17 January 2018 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref> Interim findings were published a few months later.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44039429 |title=Out-of-hours improvements at Skye hospital recommended |work=BBC News |date=8 May 2018 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
Ritchie gave the [Royal College of General Practitioners](/source/Royal_College_of_General_Practitioners) James Mackenzie Lecture in 2010.<ref>{{cite journal |title=James Mackenzie Lecture 2010: Beyond the numbers game—the call of leadership |first=Lewis |last=Ritchie |journal=[British Journal of General Practice](/source/British_Journal_of_General_Practice) |year=2012 |volume=62 |issue=594 |pages=e64–e67 |doi=10.3399/bjgp12X616472|pmid=22520684 |pmc=3252542 }}</ref> He was made OBE in the [2011 Queen's Birthday Honours](/source/2011_Queen's_Birthday_Honours). He was elected as a fellow of the [Royal Society of Edinburgh](/source/Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh) in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rse.org.uk/fellowship/fellow/professor-sir-lewis-ritchie-11442/ |title=Fellow: Lewis Ritchie | publisher=[Royal Society of Edinburgh](/source/Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh) |accessdate=12 August 2025}}</ref>

In the [2011 New Year Honours](/source/2011_New_Year_Honours) he was made [Knight Bachelor](/source/Knight_Bachelor) for services to the NHS in Scotland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/31/new-year-honours-list-knights |title=New Year honours list: knights |work=The Guardian |date=31 December 2010 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref> He was invested on 5 July 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/arise-prof-sir-lewis-ritchie-1-1738955 |title=Arise Prof. Sir Lewis Ritchie |work=Buchan Observer |date=18 July 2011 |accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/research/profiles/l.d.ritchie profile] at University of Aberdeen

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