Alastair Bellingham

Alastair John Bellingham  (27 March 1938 –4 December 2017 ) was a British haematologist.

Early life and education
Bellingham was born to Stanley Herbert Bellingham and Sybil Mary Milne. He was a graduate of Tiffin Boys' School and University College London Hospital Medical School.

Career
Bellingham did research on red cell abnormalities including sickle-cell disease. From 1974 to 1984 he was at the Department of Haematology, University of Liverpool. Bellingham was also a professor at King's College London, 1984–1997.

Personal life
He was married to Valerie Jill (Morford) Bellingham (m. 1963–1997, her death) and, secondly, to Julia Bellingham.

Death
Bellingham died on 4 December 2017, aged 79.

Honors and awards

 * 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)
 * CBE
 * FRCP
 * FRCPE
 * FRCPGlas
 * FRCPath