Psychiatric Bulletin (2002) 26: 159. doi: 10.1192/pb.26.4.159
© 2002 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Psychiatric Bulletin (2002) 26: 159
© 2002 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dr Allen Hughes
J. D. Thompson
Dr Allen Hughes, originally from England, died in a light aircraft on
Tuesday 27 November 2001, at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Dr Hughes was
leading a team that was intending to visit a rural area for purposes of
service provision. All on board the light aircraft died. They were: Dr Hughes,
the pilot, the team psychologist and a young woman doctor who had recently
been accepted on to the training programme of the Royal Australian and New
Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Dr Hughes leaves behind his wife Vanessa,
who is pregnant, and his family of origin.