Sark 'will struggle' to find a doctor as good

SARK will struggle to find a doctor as good as Dr Peter Counsell, the local representative of the British Medical Association has said.

And the search for the island's new medical officer has been made even harder after a Sark Newsletter campaign besmirching his name, Dr Brian Parkin claimed.

Dr Counsell explained his decision to quit in a letter to residents, saying he could not take the level of criticism made by the publication.

It had claimed his decisions to arrange emergency medical transfers from the island using the marine ambulance, the Flying Christine, rather than helicopter had caused some genuine harm.

'Dr Counsell is an excellent doctor and, from what I've heard about him, he's done a very good job for the island,' said Dr Parkin.