Fred MacSorley | |
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Years active | 1980s–present |
Known for | Medical cover for motorcycle racing events |
Medical career | |
Profession | Doctor |
Field | General Practitioner |
Sub-specialties | Prehospital care, High Speed Accidents |
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).
MacSorley came from a medical family in Belfast. [1]
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]
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]