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 Ted Hiscock , (christened Edward) was born on 5th September 1946 He spent over 40 years as a registered medical practitioner with a career as a GP in Birmingham, specialising in sexually transmitted infections. He retired from medicine in 2012 and is now developing a successful career as an artist,www.tedhiscock.com working predominantly in the West Midlands and Port Vendres and Collioure in the south of France.

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EARLY LIFE Ted was born to Thomas George (1910-1998)and Beryl Claire Hiscock (née Peers;1912-2000)of Wellington, Somerset, United Kingdom.He was the second of three children to bank clerk Tom and his wife Beryl with an older brother Charles (b.1942)and a younger sister Mary (b.1952) now married to David Braddock. At the age of 8, Ted won a scholarship to Exeter Cathedral School as a chorister, where he learned to play the piano, voice production and sang in the services of the cathedral most days of each week, ending up as head boy in his last year. In the summer of 1960, he changed schools going to the public school Wellington School in his home town where his immediate classroom neighbour, also a new boy, was David Suchet. At school, Ted's favourite subject was art and it was a close decision which career to follow; music, art or medicine.

After taking his GCE O levels, he moved schools once more to Foster's Grammar School, Sherborne, Dorset where he became head boy and worked for his science A levels.

CAREER Ted entered Birmingham University Medical School qualifying with a M.B., Ch.B (Birm) in 1971. His immediate post-graduate work was in Birmingham hospitals and he entered general medical practice in an inner city practice, Streetly Road Surgery, on 1st January 1973, where he remained until he retired in 2012.

Apart from embracing all aspects of busy inner-city general practice, Dr Hiscock developed a particular interest in venereology in 1972 (later to be renamed sexually transmitted infections) and for all his professional career held hospital posts (clinical assistant and latterly Hospital Practitioner) in this speciality in parallel with his general practice career, where he was a principal partner and between 2000-2010 was senior partner.

Medical Committee & Honorary Appointments 1985 – 1989 North Birmingham Health Authority’s (NBHA)AIDS & HIV Counsellor. GP Advisor to Director of Public Health for NBHA HIV Control Team

1992–1998 National GP representative on Department of Health’s United 	Kingdom Advisory Panel for HIV & Virus Infected Health Care Workers [UKAP], the advisory panel to the government's Expert Advisory Group on AIDS [EAGA}. 1990–1991 West Mids. first GP representative National Association of Fund Holding Practices 1990–1991 First Chairman of West Mids. Assoc. Fund Holding Practices 1995 Department of Health (DOH) Watchdog Group for “Clinical Involvement in Contracting” 1995–2000 Non Consultant Career Grade (NCCG) representative on Association of Genito-Urinary Medicine (AGUM) National Committee 2002–2006 DoH Sexual Health & HIV Strategy Data Group 2004–2006 Chairman of North Birmingham Primary Care Trust (pct)Sexual Health Clinic Steering Group 2005–2008 Birmingham National Chlamydia Screening Programme Steering Group 2005 Member of National HIV Service Commissioning Advisory Board 2006–2009 Birmingham East & North pct Sexual Health Steering Group & medical lead in Genito-Urinary Medicine 2008-2009 National Strategy for Sexual Health & HIV Review Group for update of the strategy under MedFASH & Independent Advisory Group to the Government for STI & HIV; chaired by Baroness Gould. 2009–2010 West Midlands Regional GP Champion for Chlamydia (DoH)

Educational Work: Part-time lecturer on various aspects of ‘GUM and general practice’ over the years, predominantly to GPs, practice nurses & medical students.

Presentations AGUM symposia at Kings Fund - Birmingham University - GP Teneriffe Conference - Bournemouth GUM update courses – Hereford & Telford GP update - Palm Training - GP & Nurse presentations and chairing of meetings on STIs & HIV disease. (1995-2000) - Nestor GP Updates (1993-98) – 2006 - Wolverhampton

1980–2007 1st Year family attachment medical student tutor (Birmingham Medical School) 1995–1996 Firm One,GP Tutor, Birmingham Medical School 1999-2006 Honorary GP lecturer, Department of GP,Birmingham Medical School 1998 Designer of Q&A, Keele University Distance GP Learning (GUM) 1997–1999 Designer of National Database of NCCG doctors in GUM. 1998–1999 Designer of compiled AGUM recommended employment package for NCCG doctors working in GUM. 2002–2010 Sexually Transmitted Infections Foundation (STIF) Course lecturer: Birmingham & West Midlands 2002–2010 STIF Military Training Course lecturer: Birmingham University 2005-2007 Sexual Health MSc Course Lecturer, Warwick University 2007 Nov.Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Health Care National Conference, Manchester “Partner Notification in Primary Care or Non GU Settings”

Research & Publications: 1973 “A screening of old people in a general practice” The Pract. Feb.73, Vol. 210 271-277 1982 “STDs in a GP” J. Royal College of GPs, 1982, 32, 627-631 1985 “Sexually transmitted diseases.”	Update. Feb. 1985; 369-372 1988 “Cytological screening for cervical cancer and human papillomavirus in general practice.” Hiscock, Reece. BMJ Vol. 297. 17 Sept 1988, 724-726 1990 “Single dose therapy of vaginal candidiasis: a comparative trial of 				fenticonazole vaginal ovules versus clotrimazole” Curr.Med.Opin. 12, 114 1991 “Causes, diagnosis and choice of Rx in STD.”Prescriber Nov 1991 49-72. 1992 “Make up your mind about fundholding” Medeconomics Jun.1992; 28-29. 1992 “Guidance has Mixed reception” Fundholding. Vol. 1 No 17. Aug 1992 1993 “Why we should keep our savings”. Fundholding. Feb. 1993 1993 GPFH – Inclusion of Comm.Services Dep. of Health Pilot; 	DoH pub. 1995 “Why all clinicians must get involved”.Fundholding May17,1995. 31-32 1995 “Reforms have lost their way” Fundholding Sept. 1995 1996 “STDs: The GPs Role.”	Medicine. 1996. Vol ?? p22 1996 “NCCG staff in GUM: a reliable silent backbone of the speciality or, a spare pair of hands?” Int. J STD & AIDS 1996; 7: 375-377. 1997-2000 Trends in Urol.Gynae & Sexual Health STD Challenge (12)1997-8 1998 CME : - STIs “NCCG – What, who & why” 1998 Prescriber:“STIs in Adolescents.” 1997-8 “Book review” 1998-2000 “Questions, Answers & Case Hist. – BPH - Gc in gp - Vaginal Infections” 1998 “Many Hands Make Light Work” Int.J STD & AIDS 1998;3: 204-207 1999 “Are STIs on the menu of general practice?” 2000 “Treatment Strategies for Chlamydia infections in GP. 2001 “Issues & practicalities of treating genital warts in the community.” Int. J STD &  AIDS. Vol 12 Suppl. 1 .2001. 	2004 “GP approach to STIs.” 2006 Brit.J Sex.Med. spec.ed’n “The Most dangerous HIV is undiagnosed”

Pharmaceutical Industry Work: 1994 Herpes Association: London Meeting 1997 3M:pre-clinical launch of Aldara critical workshop,Loughborough 2001 Stiefel: general practice aspects of “Issues & practicalities of treating genital warts in the community.” Marlow 2001 Menorini: Appraisal for community use of Nebilet, Stratford upon 	Avon. 2007–8	Chaired meetings by Merke Sharp & Dohme “The Prevention of Cervical Cancer & other diseases caused by HPV”

Professional Memberships: 1980-2004 Member of MSSVD. 1995-2003 Member of AGUM 2003–2010 Member of British Association of Sexual Health & HIV

Non Medical Authorship: “Gone Are the Days-The History of Little Aston” Storm 1988 “Roussillon; The Forgotten Vineyard”text of 50,000 words etc. A critical appraisal of the wines of Roussillon, France. [manuscript 2000]

Secular Committees: Music: Founder member of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) Chorus. 1975-80 1st Chairman of CBSO Chorus. 1977-80 Member of CBSO Management Board 1977-80. piano playing, orchestral, jazz

Art: 2005–2007 Chairman of Friends of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery 2006. 24th May Hosted HRH the Duke of Gloucester at a Civic Reception in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in recognition of 75 years of existence of the Friends

Interests & Hobbies: Theatre & Cinema –Art (Oil painting, the Impressionists and beyond) - Antiques: particularly the late 18th to end of 19th centuries –Walking, in particular, the canals of the West Midlands & Rossillon, France - Food: Must be good! – Travel, (particularly Europe), -Wines of the World - Writing: local & family history ←The change in career has been a gently move, for Ted has always had an interest in art and music and being able to indulge in both in a small way for pleasure. In 1994, Ted's wife, Kate, gave him a student starter set of oil paints and a selection of canvases which were the necessary goad into moving from simple sketches to serious painting. In 2004, 2006 and 2012, Number Nine the Gallery in Birmingham City centre put on sole exhibitor exhibitions of his work, all with remarkable success. Numerous sales and exports to Albania, Australia, Canada, France, Spain, USA. He has a successful website http://www.tedhiscock.com and work can be seen on Number Nine the Gallery site http://numberninethegallery.com/index_numbernine.php?artist=tedhiscock

In 2012, after his March exhibition, Ted has diversified into 3 dimensional figures, predominantly torsos and head & shoulders, and introduced a range of figurines into his portfolio including one bronze torso.