BUDDING GPs can take inspiration from tragic Swansea Valley medic Catherine Mullany, according to an experienced Swansea doctor and former colleague.

Retired Singleton Hospital paediatrician Dewi Evans delivered the first Dr Catherine Mullany Annual Memorial Lecture yesterday afternoon.

Dr Evans worked alongside Catherine, who spent her time on the children’s ward as part of her GP training, prior to his retirement last July.

Delivering his lecture, he took the opportunity to pay tribute to his former colleague. He said: “Catherine had the expertise as well as the personality, which is what made her such a great doctor.

“She was not only the kind of person I would want on my staff, but the kind of person you would want to be treated by. I felt obliged and privileged to give this lecture in her and her husband’s memory.”

The talk, entitled It’s Their Hormones Doctor, took place at Neath Port Talbot Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Dr Evans spoke for 40 minutes to trainee GPs about conditions such as diabetes and glandular problems.

“The talk was probably the easiest part, but talking about Catherine was quite an emotional experience,” he said.

“But this annual lecture in her memory is a very positive thing. It will ensure the work of The Mullany Fund and Catherine’s memory lives on.”

More than £60,000 has been raised so far, and the charity has won celebrity backing from The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson and West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards.

Earlier this year, Swansea University medical student Nathan West became the fund’s first recipient.

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