Early Days
During my medical training at Glasgow University I worked in various locations, including Hairmyres Hospital from 1955 to 1956, Maryhill, the Isle of Lewis and Lesmahgow.
I was a locum up in Lewis for three months in 1957 where I was the only doctor and that was an experience.
While training in hospitals I had been used to the nurses mixing the medicines but in Lewis I had to make up my own prescriptions for the first time.
Sometimes you relied on your nose. You would know what was in the patient’s prescription but sometimes you would use smell to work out who much of each ingredient was needed.
It was certainly a less scientific approach to what you would expect in the modern NHS.
Later that year I was working as a locum in Lesmahagow when I encounter the Asian Flu for the first time.
I didn’t have a clue what this illness was and we carried out tests on patients which turned out to be pointless in the end.
This was my first experience of influenza and at the time there was no real cure or treatment.
Thankfully we only lost one patient but thousands died around the world.
Dr Doig is pictured here with his 1928 Morgan.
He said: “During my medical training at Glasgow University I worked as a locum at Killearn Hospital.
"I used to drive from Glasgow to the hospital in my Morgan, which I had bought for £15.
“It was very, very fast and could beat my friend’s MG but it was horrendous to get going.
“There were no doors and I usually had to push it and then jump in to get it started.
“When I moved to East Kilbride a car was essential as I was always being called out to house calls, and there were a lot of rural area which we covered.
"The Morgan was tremendous fun to drive but it wasn't the most practical car and by the time I moved to EK I had bought a Morris Minor which was a bit more sensible.”