Alastair Bellingham

Alastair John Bellingham
Alastair John Bellingham
Born	27 March 1938
Died	4 December 2017 (aged 79)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Tiffin Boys' School; University College London Hospital Medical School
Known for	President of the British Society for Haematology (1992–1993); President of the Royal College of Pathologists (1993–1996); Chairman of the National Health Service Information Authority (1999–at least 2004)
Spouse(s)	Valerie Jill (Morford) Bellingham (m. 1963–1997, her death); Julia Bellingham
Children	3 (James, Richard, and Paul)
	Scientific career
Fields	Hematology
Institutions	University of Liverpool (1974–1984); King's College London (1984–1997)

Alastair John Bellingham CBE FRCP FRCPE FRCPGlas FRCPath^[1]^[2] (27 March 1938 –4 December 2017^[3]) was a British haematologist.

Early life and education

Bellingham was born to Stanley Herbert Bellingham and Sybil Mary Milne.^[4]He was a graduate of Tiffin Boys' School and University College London Hospital Medical School.^[5]

Bellingham did research on red cell abnormalities including sickle-cell disease.^[6]From 1974 to 1984 he was at the Department of Haematology, University of Liverpool.^[7] Bellingham was also a professor at King's College London, 1984–1997.^{[citation needed]}

He was married to Valerie Jill (Morford) Bellingham (m. 1963–1997, her death) and, secondly, to Julia Bellingham.^{[citation needed]}

Bellingham died on 4 December 2017, aged 79.

President of the British Society for Haematology (1992–1993)
President of the Royal College of Pathologists (1993–1996)^[8]
Chairman of the National Health Service Information Authority (1999–at least 2004)
CBE
FRCP
FRCPE
FRCPGlas
FRCPath

Educational offices
Preceded by Sir Peter Lachmann	President of the Royal College of Pathologists 1993 – 1996	Succeeded by Sir Roderick MacSween

Alastair John Bellingham
Born	(1938-03-27)27 March 1938
Died	4 December 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 79)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Tiffin Boys' School University College London Hospital Medical School
Known for	President of the British Society for Haematology (1992–1993) President of the Royal College of Pathologists (1993–1996) Chairman of the National Health Service Information Authority (1999–at least 2004)
Spouse(s)	Valerie Jill (Morford) Bellingham (m. 1963–1997, her death) Julia Bellingham
Children	3 (James, Richard, and Paul)
Scientific career
Fields	Hematology
Institutions	University of Liverpool (1974–1984) King's College London (1984–1997)