Obituary for Dr Mark Bloch
It is with great regret that we announce the untimely death of Dr Mark Bloch on Saturday 18th October 2014, former paediatric anaesthetist at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. A native Zimbabwean, Mark came to Aberdeen via Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals as well as training in South Africa. He had an enthusiasm for clinical work that few could emulate, and had built up a pioneering approach to simulation while in London. During his time in Aberdeen he continued his interests in this and critical care, and was well known to many in Scotland. Following a career change he found new challenges in his work with BASICS and the Scottish Ambulance Service, developing the role of the anaesthetist in Prehospital Care. He was one of two anaesthetists who contributed to the creation of a Grampian Immediate Care Scheme, attending many sick and injured in the Grampian Region.