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They say laughter is the best medicine, but for Dr Steve Burns a good dose of ‘glass half full’ attitude has been the secret to his continued concern for the people of Rotherham.
One of the main questions a doctor asks you at a health check up is how many units of alcohol do you drink on average in a week. Yet every part of Steve’s life works its way back to the bottom of a glass.
After receiving his MBE
From becoming a GP, to his involvement in the launch of Rotherham Hospice, and even being awarded an MBE - all have beverage-based beginnings.
Like a good public house,
Steve’s qualities can be likened to the complexity of what’s on the bar.
A strong stout member of the community with a robust lust for life, yet mellow and easy going. Popular and well balanced, distinctive and pioneering. With an extra sprinkling of science for the strength to survive the journey.
Some may recognise him as the familiar face of Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival. Others may have spotted him raising a glass to charities in Rotherham through his work with the Round Table. And others will have been seen by him at his GP surgery, having been a partner at Stag Medical Centre for 30 years.
Although now an accustomed Rotherhamer, Steve’s roots lie in the North East, having moved to South Yorkshire as a student.
Born in Newcastle to his teacher mother and RAF squadron leader-come- Methodist minister father, Steve’s upbringing gave him a sense of duty and care from a young age. Yet he didn’t
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consider a career in medicine until applying for university.
A high achiever, Steve attended Royal Grammar School in Jesmond, a well- respected school in the North East. As an Old Novo, it was always presumed he’d progress to university, their motto of ‘By learning you will lead’ testimony to the success of their alumni. But Steve never really knew what he wanted to do on leaving school.
“I always tell my students it’s the best job in the world and I wouldn’t have done things differently.”
“I remember filling in a
university application one lesson and my Biology teacher was also my personal tutor. I didn’t have a clue about what course to study and he asked if I’d ever thought about becoming a doctor.
Dr Steve Burns
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